Yesterday, President Trump tweeted out an image of himself wearing a mask proclaiming, "(M)any people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can't socially distance." Trump added, "There's nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!"
But in late May when Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason refused to remove his mask during a Rose Garden press conference, Trump told him, "You want to be politically correct."
Masks have gone from being politically correct to patriotic.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has got with the program telling Fox News viewers to "follow Trump's lead" on masks. This would be the same McEnany who said that it was "peculiar" that Joe Biden wouldn't wear a mask in his home after making a public appearance on Memorial Day wearing one. In this case, Biden leads while Trump follows.
Now if Trump wearing a mask stops his supporters from burning masks in Boise then fine. If it stops folks like Laura Ingraham from saying wearing masks is unhealthy then also fine. If it persuades Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to withdraw his frivolous lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms attempting to impede her from implementing a local mask mandate then so much the better. But how long is Trump going to stick with wearing a mask? Not very long. Tonight, Trump attended a D.C. fundraiser without a mask. In a week from now, Trump might very well say that he's never worn a mask and no one else needs to either.
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