Donald Trump FINALLY publicly tells people to wear a mask 

Nearly four months after President Trump said mask-wearing was not for him, he sent out a tweet Monday suggesting people should cover their faces to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 

‘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,’ Trump wrote. ‘There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!’ 

Trump then included a photo of him wearing a mask from his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this month. 

President Trump tweeted Monday that 'many' people say it's 'Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can't socially distance.' 'There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President,' Trump added

President Trump tweeted Monday that ‘many’ people say it’s ‘Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance.’ ‘There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President,’ Trump added 

President Trump allowed cameras to catch him wearing a mask during a July 12 trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The president make the weekend trip to visit wounded troops

President Trump allowed cameras to catch him wearing a mask during a July 12 trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The president make the weekend trip to visit wounded troops 

Earlier Monday, President Trump talked to reporters sans mask from the Oval Office. The other meeting attendee were seated a few feet apart from one another for a meeting about the next coronavirus stimulus bill

Earlier Monday, President Trump talked to reporters sans mask from the Oval Office. The other meeting attendee were seated a few feet apart from one another for a meeting about the next coronavirus stimulus bill 

How Trump mocked Biden for wearing a mask – while Melania and Ivanka wore them 

Until his recent change of tune, Trump had long resisted calls to wear a mask in public and even mocked his Democratic rival Joe Biden for wearing one in May. 

After Biden wore a mask at a Memorial Day event, Trump retweeted a post by Fox News analyst Brit Hume which made fun of how Biden looked and said ‘this might help explain why Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask in public’. 

Asked about the tweet, Trump said it was ‘very unusual’ to wear a mask outside and accused a reporter of trying to be ‘politically correct’ by wearing one himself.  

Biden called Trump a ‘fool’ in response, saying in an interview with CNN that ‘this macho stuff’ was costing lives. 

Trump previously said he ‘did not want to give the press the pleasure’ of seeing him with a mask, while saying he had worn one away from the cameras. 

Melania Trump, by contrast, had let Americans see her in a face mask as long ago as April while urging people to take the health regulations ‘seriously’. 

‘As the CDC studies the spread of Covid-19, they recommend people wear cloth face coverings in public settings when social distancing can be hard to do,’ Melania said on April 9 alongside a photo of herself in a mask.

A nearly identical message from the first lady was shared on the official White House YouTube channel the same day. 

Only days earlier, Donald Trump had said he could not see himself greeting ‘presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens’ while wearing a mask. 

The president’s daughter Ivanka Trump also urged people to follow CDC guidance on April 13, sharing a photo of herself and her daughter Arabella wearing home-made face coverings. 

Ivanka was seen wearing a mask in public as long ago as May, and her use of face coverings has exposed her to criticism from Trump supporters. 

The trip to visit wounded troops marked the first time Trump allowed himself to be photographed wearing a mask. 

He also wore a mask briefly during a tour of a Ford Motor Co. plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan in late May. 

But he didn’t allow reporters to capture it. 

‘I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it,’ Trump said. 

Photos soon leaked of Trump wearing the mask. 

On April 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out an updated advisory on coronavirus transmission recommending that Americans wear masks.

The president said he wasn’t interested. 

‘Well, I just don’t want to wear one myself,’ he said at the time.  

‘I just don’t want to be doing – I don’t know, somehow sitting in the Oval Office  behind the beautiful Resolute Desk – the great Resolute Desk – I think wearing a face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, I don’t know. Somehow, don’t see it for myself,’ Trump continued. ‘I just – I just don’t. Maybe I’ll change my mind, but this will pass and hopefully it’ll pass very quickly.’  

Health officials had originally not wanted to recommend widespread mask-wearing for fear Americans would buy up N95 masks that were desperately needed for healthcare workers and first responders.  

This led to confusion, which was furthered by the administration sending mixed messages about masks. 

Vice President Mike Pence took heat when he showed up to the Mayo Clinic in early May sans mask. 

He remedied the situation by wearing one the next time he traveled out of D.C. 

Around the same time, Trump went to a Honeywell plant in Arizona – which was making masks – and refused to put one on. 

At recent Trump campaign events, organizers haven’t mandated mask-wearing.  

Behind-the-scenes, the Associated Press reported, Trump worried he’d look ridiculous in a mask and feared it would be used against him in political ads. 

He told aides in early May that it would ‘send the wrong message.’ 

‘It’s a vanity thing, I guess, with him,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Trump’s position to go bare-faced. 

‘You’d think, as the president of the United States, you would have the confidence to honor the guidance he’s giving the country.’ 

Donald Trump retweeted a post mocking Joe Biden for wearing a face mask at Memorial Day commemorations while the president refused to don one at a ceremony in Virginia

Donald Trump retweeted a post mocking Joe Biden for wearing a face mask at Memorial Day commemorations while the president refused to don one at a ceremony in Virginia

Ivanka Trump, pictured yesterday wearing a mask as she distributes food as part of the Farmers to Families program in Washington, has encouraged the use of masks since April

Ivanka Trump, pictured yesterday wearing a mask as she distributes food as part of the Farmers to Families program in Washington, has encouraged the use of masks since April 

Melania Trump had let Americans see her in a face mask as long ago as April while urging people to take the health regulations 'seriously'.

Melania Trump had let Americans see her in a face mask as long ago as April while urging people to take the health regulations ‘seriously’. 

After Democratic challenger Biden wore a mask at a Memorial Day event, Trump retweeted a post by Fox News analyst Brit Hume which made fun of how Biden looked. 

The caption to Hume’s post said: ‘This might help explain why Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask in public’. 

Asked about the tweet, Trump said it was ‘very unusual’ to wear a mask outside and accused a reporter of trying to be ‘politically correct’ by wearing a mask himself.  

Biden called Trump a ‘fool’ in response, saying in an interview with CNN that ‘this macho stuff’ was costing lives. 

More recently, however, some Capitol Hill Republicans have been pleading with Trump to set a good example and put on a mask as coronavirus cases around the country continue to soar.   

They’ve even taken their plight public.  

‘We must have no stigma – none – about wearing masks when we leave our homes and come near other people,’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor late last month. ‘Wearing simple face coverings is not about protecting ourselves, it is about protecting everyone we encounter.’

source: dailymail.co.uk