Why Trump put on the mask?

[kentuck]

First of all, he was going into a hospital.

Secondly, he was visiting veterans. Many veterans are still angry over the report that he knew Putin was putting a bounty on the heads of soldiers in Afghanistan. He is attempting to mend the fences with some in the military.

Thirdly, it would be very bad optics for him if one of the wounded veterans caught the virus and died. Especially if he was not wearing a mask during his visit. It was all to his political benefit to put on a mask.

However, no one should expect to see him put on another mask in the near future. Unless it is politically advantageous.

[riversedge]

1. Trump actually has the presidential seal on his mask.

[3catwoman3]

9. That is soooooooo...

...pathetic.

When I was in the Air Force, we used to hear about the wives of colonels and generals who thought they were pretty hot shit themselves, and the common description was that, “She wears her husband’s rank on her underwear.” Trump probably has the seal on his.

[Nevilledog]

2. It was a photo op.

[onecaliberal]

3. He wouldn't have been allowed to visit soldiers.

[brewens]

8. I can see that. If whoever was in charge there was not allowing him in with no mask,

what could Trump do? It wouldn't play well to have his SS force their way in. They wouldn't want to admit that he only wore the mask when someone finally stood up to him.

[Docreed2003]

4. It was a photo op

He wanted the image of him, in that setting, with the mask. The military was just a convenient back drop.

[Doodley]

5. I think Trump's handlers have told him he risks losing the election if he doesn't wear a mask.

[kimbutgar]

6. Watch for that photo op to end up in one of his campaign commercials

saying how he responded so quickly to the corona virus!

[louis-t]

10. Not just quickly, but

"very, very, very, very....VERY quickly."

[BGBD]

7. Ya know.....

Wearing a mask is good, but it's not full proof.

This is still a situation where Trump is going into the hospital with all of this entourage. These are people who we KNOW have had exposures over the past could weeks.

There is no good reason to be visiting that hospital right now and talking to people who are sick or recovering from a surgery.

Normal people aren't even able to visit their relatives in lots of hospitals right now and this guy is going in for a photo-op.

[chriscan64]

11. He didn't wear a mask because he was in a hospital

He was in a hospital so he could get the mask thing off his back and attention off of Roger Stone.