President Donald Trump was pictured for the first time wearing a face mask in public during a visit to Walter Reed military hospital.
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Despite his opposition to wearing face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. President Trump was captured on camera wearing a mask for the first time during his visit to Walter Reed hospital in Michigan. As reported by the Daily Mail, Trump said during an interview with Fox News that he would wear a mask out of “respect” for the patients.
‘Badly injured. And also see some of our [COVID] workers, people who have such a great job. And I expect to be wearing a mask when I go into Walter Reed. You’re in a hospital so I think it’s a very appropriate thing.’
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Several of his aides showed some concern after attendees at Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma was not wearing masks and the rapid spike in coronavirus cases after several states in the South reopened. They reportedly urged the president to wear a mask and set an example for the American people.
Back in May, he was seen wearing a mask during a visit to Michigan but he didn’t want to be photographed wearing it.