President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would likely wear a mask while visiting Walter Reed medical center this weekend, taking another step back from his previous reticence toward facial coverings as coronavirus cases continue to soar nationwide.
Speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity in a live phone interview, Trump said "it's fine to wear a mask if it makes you feel comfortable.""I expect to be wearing a mask when I go into Walter Reed. You're in a hospital setting, I think it's a very appropriate thing," Trump said. "I have no problem with a mask."
Trump plans to visit the military hospital Saturday to visit combat veterans and health care workers who have been on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. The president's remarks come in stark contrast to his repeatedly unmasked appearances at public events since the beginning of the pandemic, even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges mask wearing to trap droplets that could contain the virus.appeared to warm to the ideaDuring his Thursday interview, Trump felt that wearing a mask shouldn't be necessary in certain settings, such as where testing is widely available or amid social distancing.
"I don't want to spread anything. And a lot of it is you spreading, not them spreading," Trump said. "And I don't want to cause a problem for anybody."Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for sporting a mask during a Memorial Day ceremony, although photos taken surreptitiously during a tour of a Ford plant in Michigan in May showed the president wearing one while separated from journalists.
Trump is intellectually and emotionally challenged.
They should be wearing the Ornery Onion mask! It comes with an appropriate warning!
Now that Trump's finally worn a mask (badly, with his nose sticking out!), he's going to...WAIT FOR IT...pretend masks were *his* idea anyway, and it's 'fake news' to say he was ever against mask-wearing 😈 Seriously, how stupid are MAGAts, who regularly fall for his BS?
Yeah also wear a fucking mask for other people. Your comfort is not what this is about. We have one of the worst leaders on earth
Any parent that sends their child(ren) back to school are MURDERERS just like 45 with all his Covid-19 death's..
I guarantee he won't be caught in photos without it later -- can't risk some of the tan wiping off.
Trump is begrudgingly changing his tune on masks. Fixed it for you
TheresaC1231
Masks have become more of a political symbol than anything else. Don’t me, I wear a mask more than any of you twitter warriors could ever imagine.
trump doesn’t change his tune. He lies to serve himself.
The idiot does not have a clue. It is not about you feeling comfortable, it is about helping to stop the spread of a deadly virus.
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Tell the vulture in the oval it isn't about oneself
Big deal
His refusal to wear a mask just puts a big hole in his reason why the PP tapes are fake. A real germaphobic wouldn’t pass up a chance to wear a mask. A real germaphobic wouldn’t want to leave their comfort zone during pandemic.
He’s alway said this. Always. Media changing its tune, and actually reporting it.
Great! realDonaldTrump is now in the process of moving on the long arduous path towards at some point possibly posturing to a future move to think that it might be time to consider a path toward leading on something. Or not.
I’m sure that hospital insisted on it. Would not let him in the door without one. The way it should be, especially a hospital.
asshole-in-chief realDonaldTrump
because he hates them & 'staff' keeps bugging him to wear - some staffs have deep philosophical conversations w/ their presidents other have conversations you'd have w/a very young child.
What a dangerously stupid person. Imagine where we might be if he told people to wear masks six months ago.
I hope he wears a trump mask lol
Hahahahahahaa what a dumbfuck
For a dem hoax?
If you're comfortable NOT getting infected or NOT infecting others, yeah.
Not good enough.
And once again ladies and gentlemen, out comes the cowardly lion. NOW he decides he’s ok with mask. NOW hes scared of catching this fake virus
You better be ...if you respect the VA veterans.
No! Wear a mask whether it makes you feel comfortable or not!
He’s desperate. Watch when Covid 19 cases go down he will take the credit
Oh please. What next? He tied his own shoes?
Yes he is planning to wear a Jason Mask
It’s not about it being “fine”. Masks reduce the spread of the virus and save lives. Still totally tone deaf.
Being that he is responsible for not protecting our troops from the whims of his buddy, Putin, it is the effing least he could do.
But Politico...maybe Trump has a breathing problem.
I hope it’s a KAG2020 one
No he’s not changing his tune he’s using common sense
By 'expected' you better mean that Walter Reed Hospital said - 'Fuck off if you think you're walking in here without wearing a mask.'
Oh please! His pills are dropping! Of course he’ll do this now! TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
Shut up no he’s not
These quotes have been his position the entire time...
He’s going to a hospital.
It’s called freedom. He didn’t say we MUST wear masks. He gets it.
The bar isn’t even on the ground anymore, it’s below the depths of hell
'... if it makes you feel comfortable,' ... at this point if someone isn't wearing a mask it just goes to show they don't care about others as they will continue to believe it's about them (selfish by nature).
Lying media clowns. He’s never been against masks. Fake news the enemy of the American people. You all should be put in jail for the rest of your lives at a minimum I would actually push for treason and capital punishment. (Swiftly)
Wow, you cant spot a lie, blocked
Lol, he’s comfortable with the photo op. 😂
He said that a month ago
My mask doesn’t make me feel comfortable. Yours does, you uneducated dolt.
Not disparaging people for wearing a mask is not changing his tune
They finally made them Maga mask to make a profit off of people.
Who cares if it makes you feel comfortable or not. Just wear one.... everyone.
Please hide that ugly face. Hopefully we won’t be able to hear the incoherent words that come out of that creepy mouth😂
So the realDonaldTrump team told him to “grow up”?
He makes a Broadway production of his wearing a mask Applause! Bravo! Encore! Hooray! And only 140,000 deaths. Over a million infections. 4 months too late. FOUR MONTHS TOO LATE. AND YOU WILL PAY DEARLY!
Whew! I was waiting for Trump's permission.
they probably require it.
Does what the President says matters? I don't think so.
Too late
That has always been his position. However he won’t bow to media dumbasses trying to shame HIM into wearing one.
He’s 100% consistent. He NEVER said don’t wear a mask. Never.
dumb headline...this is not opening changing his tune. He DOES NOT ACTIVELY SUPPORT MASK WEARING AND HE DOES NOT WEAR A MASK. Stop pretending he's getting better.
It's freaking July! 136,000 Americans are dead. Cognitive ability my ass. RealityIsNotAHoax DumpTrump2020
He should just say “we believe masks save lives, we ask that all Americans exercise their choice to wear a mask in health and unity” it respects freedom yet highlights the importance.
This guy continues to prove his stupidity. Wearing a mask isn’t about how it makes you feel. It’s about making others feel safer around you. But then that would require compassion, something Trump can’t relate to.
For realDonaldTrump that can be expected; he is a pathological lier & an embarrassment; now that he has gotten the virus out of control, & his poll numbers are down he walks it back as always & changes his mind. There are no words to describe this sad excus of a🤬
I guess “no masks” wasn’t working for him...
He’s not changing his tune. You jerks just keep lying
Don't ever listen to this ignorant fool.
It’s about safety for yourself and others. Get with the program. VoteTrumpOut2020
Trump is an interesting character,he will make it at box office.😂🤣😃😄😆
He better wear a mask!😡
He’s never said not to wear a mask!
He never said not to wear a mask!
DictatorTrump does not change his tune. Everything he does is an attempt to win the election.
Too little, 130,000 deaths too late.
Trump was actually repeating Fauci who said “ wear a mask if it makes you feel better”. Then the “medical expert” changed his tune.
How does he wear flip flops with bone spurs.
What if it helps to saves lives? Is that important?
'It is FINE to wear a mask' 'FINE'? Like ok ok i accept it, let less people die. here is some science. Masks DO help:
It’s not about comfort! This guy is stupid. His base sure doesn’t feel that way
Because it’s hospital policy no matter who you are
Lies, lies. And more lies. The country will believe when we see him with one on every time he is out.
Don’t believe it until you see it
The virus doesn’t operate according to the beliefs of Don
Go back to the swamp.
Walter Reed Hospital should not let you in unless you wear a mask the whole time you are there. Their responsibility to the patients comes first; not catering to your ridiculous vanity.
To late now dumb dumb.
A mask would mess up his heavily applied makeup.
As far as I tell he's only ever said it should be a matter of personal choice. This seems perfectly consistent with that.
When he changes his mind on global warming we'll already have water up to our necks
Only in a hospital! Is he suddenly afraid of the 'hoax?'
he will pretend like he wasn't anti mask
Guys getting desperate now.....
So hundreds of thousands of of people - and it will be — have to die before he makes such a pathetic statement.
Because he’s realized the scientist know what they’re talking about
Trump, I know you are slow but I don’t know you are this slow...
It’s Safety, not comfort s-genius!
Nov3
that’s not leadership
132,000+ dead. It took him long enough
This Newsworthy?
After brainwashing all his sheep he now says he feels comfortable wearing a mask 😂😂😂
Too little too late!
Thought it was OK to change ones mind. Is that now racist , xenophobic and homophobic.
Fu trump! The only thing he's the greatest at is lying.
Oh, I wonder what changed his mind? It wasn’t medical evidence, it wasn’t his base, maybe he opened a history book for the first time in his life? Freaking idiot 🤦🏼♀️
“Wear it like this dude” He has the idea
realDonaldTrump like hes doing us a favor...obivious re election optics!...just like a child forced to wear the sweater grandma bought u for school...everyone will be looking at u!... awkward moment!🤣🤣🤣🤣
He is changing his view because he has been “advised” that its politically expedient to do so. Nothing admirable about that.
Jinxy_Minxy Please travel to Satan domicile and don’t bother knocking? GOYABOYCOTT go to H..........!!!
He “expects” to wear a mask?
Just saw him mocking Biden for wearing one. Such an unbelievably childish man. Can’t believe he’s in the White House
When's Donald Trump going to grow up and stop pretending he's God's gift to the USA. He acts like he's the c/o of a firing squad offering blindfolds to those about to be shot.
Thank goodness he's given us all permission. SMH.
Let’s hope they manage to wrangle the petulant child into appropriate safety gear prior to potentially contaminating The Facility & then his mindless drones who adhere to even bleach drinking nonsense will follow WearAMask CoronavirusPandemic
Stop lying He didn't 'change his tune.' He's always been ambivalent or nonchalant about it. He's saying, 'Whatever you want to do.' Which is exactly what we think.
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Hahaha ... hahaha ...
3 MILLION INFECTED 200,000 DEAD and now it's okay...it if makes you feel comfortable. trumpVirusKillsAmericans
He always said that .
Is a women allowed to go topless if it makes her uncomfortable?
In business -- at least those who answer to shareholders and not patriarchs -- results matter. This guy doubles down on hugely stupid ideologies that get no results. Then he whines, whines, whines about unfair criticism. Shareholders would have thrown this guy out months ago.
Like it’s a fashion statement. We’re doomed with these people at the wheel.
How can a leader of a country be so cavalier with people's life.
He's really becoming desperate. But this isn't going to help him in any way. It's 5 months too late. He really needs to stfu. His dangerous medical misinformation, lies and flip flopping, caused the death of almost 200K Americans.
NOW it's ok to wear a mask. Not at any rallies tho. All those ppl exposed bc you're such an ass.
It is a personal choice after all. Of course so is shopping online rather than local.
He's gonna use this as a photo op. I hope one of these vets he visits tells him to shove it.
This is the part in the pandemic he starts saying he’s *always* said to wear a mask.
No one does the Back Pedaling Shuffle & Two Step, and spine breaking Flip Flopping, better than Trump. Trump never made a decision without poll testing it first, then he does exact opposite of what most Americans say they want. He's a one-and-done, One Term Failure, for sure!
No. He’s not. It needs to be mandatory
A storyteller makes up things to help other people; A liar makes up things to help himself.
F'n ass. Masks do not feel comfortable. Me and family wear ours because it is the right thing to do!
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