Coronavirus: Donald Trump finally wears mask in public - BBC News

US President Donald Trump has worn a mask in public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The president was visiting the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers.

"I've never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place," he said as he left the White House.

He has previously said that he would not wear a mask and mocked Democratic rival Joe Biden for doing so.

But on Saturday he said: "I think when you're in a hospital, especially in that particular setting, where you're talking to a lot of soldiers and people that, in some cases, just got off the operating tables, I think it's a great thing to wear a mask."

[gazs]

Its the best mask in the world, it does and excelent job, it performs like no other mask in history

[hassanalialqadiri]

trump's thoughts:
if i have security crowded around me, the virus cannot touch me

[RowanSunita]

Ahh yes the best place to go during a pandemic... a hospital

[muzwot]

The military hospital forced him to wear it.

[WrazzleMyDazzle]

BREAKING NEWS: DONALD TRUMP WEARS A FACE MASK

nice journalism, thanks for enlightening me

[hugsnotdrugsjr.]

Mind controls half the population into not wearing a mask. Then wears one himself. Hahahahaha. This is a great tv show

[ZumieZumes]

Sad that this is “news” 🤦🏼‍♀️ He should have been wearing a mask!

[shubhams]

Damn this coronavirus wasted my precious life time.

[BP-]

I just wish his mask would prevent the spread of lies and hatred.

[ferenchackfelner]

He should be better wearing something like that one of Hannibal Lecter

[pisquared]

To be fair, most of the time he was without a mask was when he was making a speech. How many reporters pr politicians have you seen wearing a mask when when speaking on a televised event?

[ronaldkarp]

This is the last guy that should wear a mask

[jaykay]

LOL finally 😎
Why?
3, 203, 927 accumulatied patients 7/11

_"I want to survive"_

[craigbigelow]

He had to wait on the print shop to put his presidential seal on it!

[lopici]

Oh dear let's all applaud the big baby after 5 months and 134k+ deaths.

[drumcircler]

Will he have Secret Service protection in prison?

[garyfromlondon]

Donald Trump is right, there is a time and a place to wear a mask
He is one of the best Presidents the US have ever had

[GGMattt]

That's the look of a defeated man :') and it's great to see!

[catherinewalls]

Any wonder why hospital staff have no respect for him only making there jobs harder 🤷‍♀️🙄🤷‍♀️

[ladaffodilion]

If he has been wearing a face mask whenever he made appearance in public, perhaps the infection figure in US would not have been so staggering. Any, what if does not happen.