“If we are careful about social distancing and putting on masks and so forth, we should be able to go back to work sooner rather than later,” he said in an interview on CNBC. The unmasked and masked public appearances this weekend by Trump and Biden strengthened the sense that mask wearing has become another issue that divides Americans along ideological and political lines, though many Republicans say wearing a mask in public is wise.Įven Trump’s former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on Tuesday that mask wearing could help speed an economic revival. The decision to wear a face mask in public – already at the center of a national cultural battle over individual responsibility in the pandemic – emerged as a political wedge this weekend after the two men vying in this year’s presidential contest took divergent approaches on Memorial Day. “Donald Trump’s historic disregard for the guidance of public health experts is responsible for a failed response that has led to the deaths of nearly 100,000 Americans and the most devastating job losses our country has suffered since the Great Depression,” Bates said.ĬNN has asked the White House for clarification on McEnany’s comments. Face coverings are recommended in instances where it is impossible to socially distance, and they are now required in many cities when visiting stores or other open businesses.īiden recently wore a mask for an interview with Stephen Colbert from his home, saying he wears a mask at his house “when anybody’s around other than Jill,” his wife.Ĭampaign spokesman Andrew Bates said in a statement after McEnany’s comments that Trump had “failed” to provide leadership throughout the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not recommended Americans wear masks in their homes. So I think that there was a discrepancy there,” McEnany said during Tuesday’s White House press briefing. But he’s wearing one outdoors when he’s socially distant. “It is a bit peculiar, though, that in his basement, right next to his wife, he’s not wearing a mask. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said during a briefing earlier in the day that it was “peculiar” for the former vice president to don a mask outdoors because he doesn’t wear one all the time at home – though federal guidelines do not recommend masking among people living together. The President continued, “But I thought that was fine. “Inside they don’t wear masks and so I thought it was very unusual that he had one on.”
“Biden can wear a mask but he was standing outside with his wife, perfect condition, perfect weather,” Trump said, though Biden was standing near others during the memorial. Trump said on Tuesday during a Rose Garden event that he found Biden’s mask “very unusual.” Biden blasts Trump for mocking face masks
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