Campaign spokesman says Trump has 'led' on mask-wearing

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley insisted Tuesday morning that President Trump has “led” on the issue of mask-wearing, defending Trump amid criticism after the president removed his mask at the White House while infected with the novel coronavirus on Monday evening.

“This president has led on the issue at every single turn and right now is no different,” Gidley said Tuesday on Fox News when asked whether Trump’s messaging on health precautions would change after battling the virus himself. “He pulled out a mask at the debate and said, 'Here, I have mine, I wear mine, we socially distance inside the White House.' ”

Gidley also insisted that Trump was talking about mask-wearing in late March and that he was present when administration health officials announced new, updated guidance encouraging all Americans to use masks to prevent the spread of the virus. He took issue with the media coverage of Trump’s rhetoric on mask usage.

Gidley also noted that the science on masks has shifted; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the new guidance in April after evidence showed masks were key to preventing the asymptomatic spread of the virus.


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519791-campaign-spokesman-says-trump-has-led-on-mask-wearing

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Riscky strategy: what if it offends his "it's a hoax" base?

[Srkdqltr]

1. These folks are nutz. These

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. If they open their mouths, it's a lie. Period.

[CatMor]

3. Then why does trump not wear one ...

and why does he mock Biden for wearing one every chance he gets. I'm so sick of all the lies, November can't come soon enough.

[beachbumbob]

4. right out of 1984 and Brave New World

up is down
left is right
sunrises in the west

[jayschool2013]

5. Gidley: These are pointing up

[The Magistrate]

6. The Chocolate Ration, Sir, Was Increased From Thirty To Twenty Grammes This Week, I See

[Tommymac]

7. Another Hour. Another LIE.

TURNOUT

VOTE HIM OUT

[Thekaspervote]

8. Sure! That's why everyone at the rose garden massacre wasn't wearing a mask

And let’s not forget his rallies..dotard leading by example wearing a mask, or telling reporters asking questions to take off their masks!!

[NorthOf270]

9. They say whatever they needs to that day.

[Chainfire]

10. Everything that the say and do is an upside down mirror image of the truth.

[patphil]

11. It's amazing how the Trump taint consumes anyone who is near him for any length of time.

Lying as official policy seems to be universally accepted by everyone around him.

It would be hilarious if it wasn't so tragic, and so debilitating.

[COLGATE4]

12. WTF is a "Hogan Gidley"??? I can't imagine any sane

person naming a child that...

[BHDem53]

13. That should be "lied" instead of "led".

[LudwigPastorius]

14. 'Hogan Gidley' sounds like a backwoods, chromosome-deficient...

serial killer in a Cormac McCarthy novel.

[CaptYossarian]

18. That was at the top of his resume'.

Maybe bronze make-up counts as a mask now.

[DeeNice]

16. What. Are. They. On. ?!

Serious question.

[Solly Mack]

17. If you try to shape reality, you might wanna pull all the evidence that shows the actual truth.

Because there are videos, stills, tweets, posts, and speeches - and it's all on record.

Not that facts matter to Trump or his supporters.

[Cha]

19. LIES HAVE CONSEQUENCES

Link to tweet