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On Monday, citizens across the United States marked Memorial Day and honour the military people who passed away while serving their country.
Even with the coronavirus pandemic ongoing events still took place with safety precautions followed such as social distancing and attendees wearing face masks.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was one of those who attended an event at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran's Memorial Park in Newcastle, Delaware.
Accompanied by his wife Jill, Memorial Day would be a significant holiday for the former vice president, whose son Beau served in the military and passed away in 2015 from a brain tumour.
Biden was wearing a face mask and aviator sunglasses, which for some reason Brit Hulme of Fox News thought was ridiculous and claimed that his appearance was the reason why Donald Trump won't wear a mask in public.
This might help explain why Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask in public. Biden today. https://t.co/9l1gw1ljBE— Brit Hume (@Brit Hume) 1590445208
Trump clearly agreed with it and thought is was so good that he decided to retweet it, regardless of the reason why Biden was out in public in the first place.
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People were quick to criticise both Trump and Hume for the tweet which not only mocked people for wearing a mask in public but also the fact that Biden was at a Memorial Day event.
One of the many reasons it’s awful that Hume tweeted and Trump retweeted this—aside from mocking masks during a pan… https://t.co/Uy6WncvuBK— Laura Bassett (@Laura Bassett) 1590458470
@brithume I don't see a problem so, please, spell it out if you're trying to make a point.— Kyle Griffin (@Kyle Griffin) 1590447065
@brithume Trump doesn't wear a mask in public because he's afraid of what the press might say. That makes him a cow… https://t.co/gxPooSl3c1— Stephen King (@Stephen King) 1590455830
@brithume Is this not an attractive enough look for you Brit? Would a ventilator be better?— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1590447590
Biden wore a mask in public because he’s public spirited and feels a responsibility to encourage by example others… https://t.co/o5EgoKvNYg— Bill Kristol (@Bill Kristol) 1590450743
Yeah what kind of asshole models behavior that literally saves lives. https://t.co/N22jIb6eTX— Jon Favreau (@Jon Favreau) 1590446312
He looks like a leader during a pandemic to me. People who are actually tough are not afraid of being made fun of l… https://t.co/emZPocRQ1p— Brian Schatz (@Brian Schatz) 1590446303
He looks like someone… following CDC guidelines? https://t.co/73VpKYDNnQ— Dan Diamond (@Dan Diamond) 1590446938
Looks like @brithume has a problem with leadership and Biden demonstrating for Americans how to stay safe. Brit, m… https://t.co/m3esLgldn9— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg) 1590450696
Incidentally, Trump spent most of his Memorial Day weekend playing golf. Nice to see that he is still treating the pandemic seriously.
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