Trump went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington to meet wounded service members and health care providers caring for COVID-19 patients while wearing a face mask.
Trump exiting the White House, told reporters: “When you’re in a hospital, especially … I think it’s expected to wear a mask.”
Trump’s wearing of the mask comes after months of refusing to wear the protective the covering, saying he feared a mask would make him look weak. He was more concerned that Coronavirus pandemic shifted focus to the public health crisis rather than the economic recovery.
Covid-19 has infected more than 3.2 million and killed at least 134,000 in the US.
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