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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 04:32 PM Jun 2020

Trump says some Americans wear coronavirus masks 'to signal disapproval of him' [View all]

Source: CNBC

President Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus but as a way to "signal disapproval of him."

In a wide-ranging interview with the Wall Street Journal that published Thursday, Trump also said a big issue he has with masks is that people fidget with them.

"They put their finger on the mask, and they take them off, and then they start touching their eyes and touching their nose and their mouth," he told the Journal. "And then they don't know how they caught it?"

Trump has often been seen without a mask despite recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization that people wear them as a way to slow the spread of the virus. Scientists say the virus can spread through respiratory droplets that pass when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Studies suggest the masks may serve as a helpful barrier.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/18/trump-says-some-wear-coronavirus-masks-to-signal-disapproval-of-him.html



it is almost like they want more people to die.
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He's an idiot soothsayer Jun 2020 #1
+1,000 Exactly what I was going to say chia Jun 2020 #12
These Lincoln project ads write themselves dont they? GusBob Jun 2020 #2
Mr. "President "...the mask helps OTHER PEOPLE not to get infected from You ashredux Jun 2020 #3
It is all about the egomaniac olddad65 Jun 2020 #4
Everything is about trump Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #44
Says the guy MFM008 Jun 2020 #5
I'm REALLY glad he thinks that! FakeNoose Jun 2020 #6
Get over yourself, donnie. sheshe2 Jun 2020 #7
ME ME ME ME ME ME bluestarone Jun 2020 #8
Dupe jpak Jun 2020 #9
And therefore, I'm supposed to take off my mask to prove that I don't hate him? no_hypocrisy Jun 2020 #10
Flipping the bird Marthe48 Jun 2020 #11
+1 Crowman2009 Jun 2020 #18
Not at all . . . Journeyman Jun 2020 #13
Especially... luv2fly Jun 2020 #32
Trump signaling his thugs Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #14
+1 n/t area51 Jun 2020 #43
Okay, Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #15
Yeah. It's ALL about you, Shitler. inanna Jun 2020 #16
I guess I'll be wearing a mask for a while then...... TechNerd Jun 2020 #17
I sure don't know HOW Trump got that impression... FailureToCommunicate Jun 2020 #19
Of course connecticut yankee Jun 2020 #20
Ego-maniac snobbery and arrogance almost Roc2020 Jun 2020 #21
I wear mine for safety, denvine Jun 2020 #22
Cough, cough.... NotAPuppet Jun 2020 #23
No Moron, that's just an additional benefit. sarge43 Jun 2020 #24
Trump has often been seen without a mask Nevilledog Jun 2020 #25
He's seriously trying to kill his supporters. rogue emissary Jun 2020 #26
I've got better reasons for wearing a mask than boosting trump's ego. Paladin Jun 2020 #27
No matter what, it is always about the donald, in his own mind. pazzyanne Jun 2020 #28
Trump says some Americans wear coronavirus masks 'to signal disapproval of him' LudwigPastorius Jun 2020 #29
Did he say coronavirus or Wuhan Flu.. that would be a change LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #30
It's always about him.We believe scientists & doctors and wear masks to protect ourselves/others. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #31
I got a clear signal for him Hip2bSquare Jun 2020 #33
I wonder why? My mask with a red slash through his name BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #34
this is another dangerous an impeachable statement. nt yaesu Jun 2020 #35
Mojo Nixon signals his disapproval of Trump this way Zorro Jun 2020 #36
No, my FUCK TRUMP tee shirt does that. Dave Starsky Jun 2020 #37
now I've gotta look for a "Fuck Trump" mask... dhill926 Jun 2020 #38
Here it is... LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2020 #40
What a Jackass!!! CRK7376 Jun 2020 #39
Would he allow a surgeon to operate kskiska Jun 2020 #41
Pence? keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #42
Dude ... You flatter yourself. We don't consider you worth the trouble. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2020 #45
Yet, Watch the Reopen/Anti-Mask Protests TomCADem Jun 2020 #49
This is as ..."as stupid"....as it comes...or as "stupid as anything Trump has ever said" Stuart G Jun 2020 #46
I don't think of Trump when I put on my mask. I think Politicub Jun 2020 #47
That's really funny from him now duforsure Jun 2020 #48
I think that's called CRK7376 Jul 2020 #50
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