After months of saying that he wouldn't wear a mask, Trump has finally decided to cover his face and protect himself from coronavirus and prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
That's right, during a visit to the Walter Reed military hospital in Washington, the president opted to cover his nose and mouth after months of downplaying their effectiveness and refusing to wear one out of fear that it would make him look weak and would shift the focus away from the economic recovery. Trump has also accused journalists of only wearing the masks to be 'politically correct' despite wearing a mask in public being the official White House advice.
However, Trump had acknowledged that masks should be worn if people were close together indoors and had already confirmed that he would be wearing the mask when speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News on Thursday, saying:
I’m going to Walter Reed to see some of our great soldiers who have been injured. Badly injured. And also see some of our COVID workers, people who have done such a great job. And I expect to be wearing a mask when I go into Walter Reed. You’re in a hospital so I think it’s a very appropriate thing.
Although we should at least applaud Trump for finally wearing a mask we can't help but feel that he should have at least done this months ago, when the pandemic was at it's peak and not after 137,000 people had died in his country and more than 3 million have been infected. Needless to say, people were not impressed with the president taking this long to finally get his act together.
If you are a reporter and you are giving Trump “credit” for wearing a mask five months and 130,000 plus American li… https://t.co/168TGJzTP5— Josh Gad (@Josh Gad) 1594529867
1. This is unequivocally a positive development. It will save lives if Trump can convince some of his anti-science… https://t.co/KydhEdgUkL— Brian Klaas (@Brian Klaas) 1594529913
Applauding trump for wearing a mask.....in a hospital.....the bar is lower than the floor— Alyssa Limperis (@Alyssa Limperis) 1594522334
It only took 6 months and 137,403 dead Americans for trump to wear a mask. (We all know why you don't want to.)… https://t.co/Ltrw9NDC70— Vive La Résistance! 🌈🇺🇸💙 (@Vive La Résistance! 🌈🇺🇸💙) 1594515030
This visit to a hospital was staged for no other reason than to allow Trump to wear a mask without looking like he’… https://t.co/ueqw6KA8fx— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@Ana Navarro-Cárdenas) 1594516490
It would have been great if Trump would have worn a mask 3 months ago and led his stupid followers by example inste… https://t.co/KAlIpsy8aG— Patricia Arquette (@Patricia Arquette) 1594520554
Biden wore a mask before Trump. In fact, most of us did. But let's praise the loser who failed our nation and helped kill thousands.— Wajahat Ali (@Wajahat Ali) 1594518264
Trump's little stunt, which is being compared to him posing outside of church with a Bible, during the Black Lives Matter protests in June has at least pleased members of his administration and campaign team who are so delighted that they now think he is going to walk the 2020 election against Joe Biden, who has been wearing a mask in public since the pandemic began.
truly incredible. https://t.co/zyNoimdvTl— Jesse Lehrich (@Jesse Lehrich) 1594508970
Trump wears a mask after more than 130,000 Americans died and the right wants to give him a fucking medal. I’m gl… https://t.co/8Az349UTzr— Angry Staffer (@Angry Staffer) 1594534236
Interesting how the mask wasn’t “manly enough” for team Trump last week, but now it’s a “boss” move and totally “ba… https://t.co/Ia7TEoRgsR— Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D (@Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D) 1594527867
Does the Trump campaign see the president's visit to Walter Reed solely as a photo op to highlight the one time he… https://t.co/VY9A9reR06— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1594521043
Trumps campaign appears to believe he has won the election by putting on a mask, which raises the question of why t… https://t.co/mrJBqphmAK— Sam Stein (@Sam Stein) 1594508325
Images have also emerged of Trump wearing the mask below his nose but we cannot determine their authenticity but here they are anyway, just for comedic sake.
YOU HAD ONE JOB TODAY. For God's sake, man. https://t.co/OwjFPZsAon— Steve Marmel 💉 💉 💉 (@Steve Marmel 💉 💉 💉) 1594523909
You have got to be kidding me. https://t.co/KXo8vfkm4Y— Chris D. Jackson (@Chris D. Jackson) 1594520186
Trump can't even wear a mask properly. The mask must cover the mouth and nose. https://t.co/gu0Yw3QA1R— Essenviews (@Essenviews) 1594535587
Hey @AshleyRParker - I’m confused why the media is still giving Trump the benefit of the doubt and possibly risking… https://t.co/DOboDfg8gT— JEN KIRKMAN (@JEN KIRKMAN) 1594530418
There’s a non-zero chance that Trump will Sharpie a mask over his nose.... https://t.co/Nj7BwubBy7— ElElegante101 (@ElElegante101) 1594527211
Trump had once been pictured in a mask before during a trip to the Ford plant in Michigan back in May but removed it before he faced the press. He had also declared that he liked the masks because he believed that they made him look like The Lone Ranger despite the character wearing his mask over his eyes.