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
Daily Mail: Donald Trump FINALLY publicly tells people to wear a mask with tweet saying 'many people say it is patriotic' to cover up adding: 'nobody is more patriotic than your favorite president!'
* President Trump tweeted Monday in support of mask-wearing, which he suggested was patriotic
* 'Many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can't socially distance,' Trump wrote
* He added, 'There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!'
* Trump included a black and white picture of himself wearing a mask at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
* The June 12 Walter Reed trip marked the first time Trump allowed himself to be photographed wearing a mask
* In April, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention recommended that the American public wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
* But at the time, Trump said it was not for him, telling aides behind-the-scenes that he'd look ridiculous and feared the visuals would be used in campaign ads
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.
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WNU Editor: I wear a mask when I am in a public place with people. Being doing so since the beginning of March. But I am the first to admit that I do not know if masks work as efficiently as many are claiming. The Covid-19 coronavirus has a diameter of 0.1. microns. The masks that most people are wearing can only filter up to 10 microns. The exception are N-95 masks .... Fact check: No, N95 filters are not too large to stop COVID-19 particles (USA Today). But aside myself, most people I meet are not wearing N-95s. They are wearing regular face masks. So is this a waste of time?