FINALLY
Desperate, Trump Tweets Photo of Himself Wearing a Mask, Calls It ‘Patriotic,’ America Wonders Why It Took So Long
President Donald Trump has finally done one thing to lead by example: He is wearing a face mask and telling his supporters it’s patriotic to do so – although not asking or telling them to wear one. After months and months of refusing wear a mask, even when he announced the CDC’s new guidelines that called for mask-wearing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Trump finally realizes his re-election is at stake.
It was April 3 when he declared, “I won’t be doing it personally.”
Pres. Trump on new mask recommendation: “I just don’t want to wear one myself.”
“Somehow sitting in the Oval Office, behind that beautiful Resolute Desk…I think wearing a face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens…I don’t see it for myself.” pic.twitter.com/ruWtlf1bcG
— ABC News (@ABC) April 3, 2020
Trump wore a face mask when visiting Walter Reed on July 11.
.@realDonaldTrump wears a #facemask on visit to Walter Reed hospital to visit injured servicemen and women pic.twitter.com/cNDWVIGPqt
— Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) July 11, 2020
But as recently as his Fox News Sunday interview that aired yesterday, Trump was adamant about not mandating mask wearing, claimed they “cause problems,” and that he wants Americans to have the “freedom” to not curb the spread of the virus.
“I don’t believe in that … masks cause problems too” — Trump on possibility of a national mask mandate (masks do not cause problems) pic.twitter.com/g5BUBJ3TDh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 19, 2020
Monday afternoon, Trump posted this tweet, just 25 hours before he will resume the daily coronavirus briefings:
We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance. There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President! pic.twitter.com/iQOd1whktN
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2020
Many are asking what took so long, noting the racism in his tweet, and some are saying it won’t take long for him to backtrack:
Why did you make fun of Joe Biden when he led by example months ago?
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) July 20, 2020
This took until July https://t.co/HWSmyQFEkI
— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) July 20, 2020
140,811 *confirmed* deaths too late.
— David Rothschild (@DavMicRot) July 20, 2020
He didn’t say that people should wear a mask, just that “many people say” it is patriotic… https://t.co/ugoOVAmtQc
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) July 20, 2020
Should have done this 140,000 deaths ago
— Sandi Bachom (@sandibachom) July 20, 2020
BREAKING: Man Buys Fire Extinguisher After Entire Neighborhood Burns Down https://t.co/07tUHPU1Xg
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 20, 2020
Lol lol Wears it once in months and wants a citation!
— Boy Culture Blog (@mattrett) July 20, 2020
Gee, it only took you
– 5 months
– 143,000 dead Americans
– 42,000,000 unemployed Americans
– 18 states SHARPLY spiking upward
– 15 point poll deficit to Joe BidenLet’s be real, though: You only cared about the poll numbers. You are neither Patriotic nor “favorite.”
— BrooklynDad_Defiant Rep John Lewis! (@mmpadellan) July 20, 2020
No, this is NOT a good message and you won’t encourage him to keep doing this by praising him for it like a misbehaving toddler who does something right.
He’s not really promoting mask usage and he’ll make that obvious within the next 24 hours. https://t.co/iTxTJpopxO
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 20, 2020
An easy, life saving message supported by health experts in his administration that took until July 20th to be tweeted. https://t.co/fNd5ZTRdyz
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) July 20, 2020
Nearly five months. That’s how long it took for him to encourage his supporters to wear a mask in a tweet. ALMOST. FIVE. MONTHS. https://t.co/s2BLYOd4XG
— Jake McClory (@JakeMcClory) July 20, 2020
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