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First lady Melania Trump shared a photo of herself wearing a cloth face mask in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming the first member of the Trump family to publicly don a face covering. "As the CDC studies the spread of #COVID-19, they recommend people wear cloth face coverings in public settings when social distancing can be hard to do," the first lady posted on her social media accounts. "Remember, this does NOT replace the importance of social distancing."
The first lady's visual endorsement of federal guidelines for wearing cloth face coverings comes several days after the CDC updated its guidance for the public. On April 3, the recommendations were adjusted to suggest Americans wear non-medical cloth coverings when in public, in large part to prevent the spread of the virus via those who are asymptomatic carriers.
Within minutes of the President's initial announcement about the updated CDC guidelines, the first lady posted for the first time on her Twitter account the importance of wearing one.
"I ask that everyone take social distancing & wearing a face mask/face covering seriously," she wrote, reiterating her message again last Sunday.
On Sunday, the President was asked during a press briefing about the first lady's support of face coverings, as he has several times stated he would not wear one. "It's good, no, she feels that way," said the President. "She likes the idea of wearing it, yeah, she does. A lot of people do. Again, it's a recommendation, and I understand that recommendation, and I'm OK with it."
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/09/politics/melania-trump-face-mask-coronavirus/index.html
dhol82
(9,352 posts)She looked like she was selling furniture wax. It was pathetic. Threw in every modeling pose she could.
MontanaMama
(23,295 posts)Theres THAT.
SMC22307
(8,090 posts)So professional!
gibraltar72
(7,498 posts)ornotna
(10,795 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)so we don't have to look at his disgusting face.
LakeArenal
(28,803 posts)The perpetual scowl is hidden.
OneBlueDotBama
(1,376 posts)Of the paper bag she makes donny wear.
Marrah_Goodman
(1,586 posts)crickets
(25,952 posts)crickets
(25,952 posts)In direct contrast to her lousy husband she managed to get this message right and it just might get through to some who otherwise were not listening.