Trump Says He Supports The Wearing Of Face Masks But Does Not Want Them Made Mandatory

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President Trump said that he has always supported the wearing of face masks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, but that he did not want to make wearing them mandatory.

The president’s comments came during a White House interview withFox Business Network’s Blake Burman on Wednesday.

Brietbart reports: Trump suggested in March that Americans cover their faces — at a time when few officials were advising the use of masks — but has since resisted wearing one in public.

Burman brought up the subject in a wide-ranging interview:

Burman: Speaking of COVID-19, Goldman Sachs put out a model yesterday saying that if there is universal masks, it would be a net positive for GDP. We know the IHME model says that if there were universal masks, that it would be beneficial, it would save lives. So if there is an economic benefit, sir, and there is a public health benefit, sir, why not go forward and say there should be mandatory masks all across this country?

Trump: Well, I don’t know if you need “mandatory,” because you have many places in the country where people stay very long distance. You talk about social distancing. But I’m all for masks. I think masks are good. I would wear — if I were in a group of people and I was close –

Burman: You would wear one?

Trump: Oh, I would — oh, I have. I mean, people have seen me wearing one. If I’m in a group of people where we’re not, you know, ten feet away but usually I’m not in that position and everyone’s tested because I’m the president, they get tested before they see me. But if I were in a tight situation with people, I would absolutely –

Burman: Do you think the public will see that at some point?

Trump: I mean, I have no problem. Actually, I had a mask on. I sort of like the way I looked, okay? I thought it was okay. It was a dark black mask and I thought it looked okay. I looked like the Lone Ranger. But no, I have no problem with that. I think — and if people feel good about it they should do it.

Trump was referring to a recent visit to a Ford plant in which he wore a mask out of view of the press.

3 Comments

  1. He is such a joke laughing at everyone following him, since the Clinton’s are not in prison, he is working for the other side of the elites and just a puppet him self. Truth hurts.

  2. Rherexgas for centuries been a ri ally between the legal and medical industries to rule the world for their patrons. Now they have United and using health as the hammer are combining the law as the padlocks .crushing peasants and tradesmen merchants and bankers all alike

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