On Tuesday, Donald Trump was given a guided tour of a face mask factory in Arizona and opted not to wear a face mask.
You honestly couldn't make this stuff up...
The president was guided around Honeywell International Inc. which is producing N95 masks to help combat the spread of coronavirus.
Both the CDC and the White House has advised Americans to wear a mask that covers their mouths in public places but so far Trump and vice president Mike Pence, have chosen to ignore these rules, for no logical reason at all.
Although Trump did choose to wear eye goggles, which offer no protection against coronavirus, his choice to not wear a mask in the one place that he probably should of, just to show some support to the workers, is particularly mind-boggling, especially as he stood next to a box of them and tried to look interested.
Trump & co touring a mask factory without masks to do nothing but place their bare hands and spittle on a freshly m… https://t.co/0Kzg95Tfie— 🗣No One Is Safe Until We Are All Safe (@🗣No One Is Safe Until We Are All Safe) 1588734883
In fairness to Trump, no one else in that picture is wearing a face mask, so make of that what you will...
CNN's Jim Acosta pointed out, Trump was in an area of the factory which clearly had a sign telling everyone 'face mask required in this area.'
Trump not wearing mask but goggles at Honeywell facility. Other aides not wearing masks at all. Sign in facility sa… https://t.co/9E7wlAMmCv— Jim Acosta (@Jim Acosta) 1588713620
We can only speculate as to why Trump continues to ignore these rules. Perhaps it's because his speech is hard to hear at the best of times?
However, the "chef's kiss" of this entire thing is that while Trump was being shown around the factory, the employees were listening to the Guns 'n' Roses cover of 'Live and Let Die,' which is a bit of a banger, to be fair.
The irony of a song with that name playing while the president clearly ignores safety guidelines as millions of his citizens become infected with a deadly virus didn't escape people.
They blasted “Live and Let Die” while Trump walked around a Honeywell plant today in Arizona without a mask. It’s h… https://t.co/k4jBYddBkJ— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1588721268
Whoever played Live And Let Die whilst Trump was visiting a mask factory today is a twisted genius https://t.co/NZqggBXeMp— Nooruddean (@Nooruddean) 1588716035
Someone at the Honeywell factory played “Live and Let Die” while Trump walked around the mask plant without a mask… https://t.co/8TaqHnKMi0— Read Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks (@Read Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks) 1588722360
'Live and Let Die' by Guns N' Roses blares after @realDonaldTrump says the country must reopen even though some wil… https://t.co/3y1wy6yEEa— Chris Dignam (@Chris Dignam) 1588718124
Jokes aside, Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be eye-opening as a number of states across the US have started to reopen 'nonessential businesses' such as hair salons and restaurants.
Meanwhile, the United States is still the only country to record more than one million cases of coronavirus and more than 72,000 deaths, more than any other country in the world.