Trump wears a mask during visit to wounded service members at Walter Reed

[pppolitics]

(CNN) -- President Donald Trump paid a visit to wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday and wore a mask after months of refusing to be seen doing so in public.

"I'll probably have a mask if you must know. I'll probably have a mask. I think when you're in a hospital especially in that particular setting, where you are talking to a lot of soldiers, people that in some cases just got off the operating table. I think it's a great thing to wear a mask. I've never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place," Trump told reporters ahead of his visit.

Trump was seen briefly in a mask while walking with staff, who also were wearing masks, at the medical center in Bethesda, Maryland. He did not make any remarks while wearing one. This is the first time since the pandemic began that the White House press corps got a glimpse of Trump with a face covering.

The President's decision to wear a mask during his Saturday trip to the medical center comes after months of declining to publicly wear one -- against the recommendations of his own administration's public health experts.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/trump-walter-reed-visit-mask/index.html

[Kleine Scheiße]

I've never been against masks

lol

[Progressive Pessimist]

I am dreading him getting praise for doing the absolute barest minimum once again. To some, especially those in his party, this will somehow make up for everything even though it doesn't even come close. I hope the less brainwashed among our populace see through this.

By the way, can anyone else just feel how much he hates wearing it from the images? You can just tell. Trump's body language is so obvious.

[The Other Castro]

And how many died because he waited until now.

[paxamericana]

Nate Silver said that it could help Trump politically to wear masks in public... but idk about that.

[Senator-elect Spark]

Progress!

[BudgieForce]

I am dreading him getting praise for doing the absolute barest minimum once again. To some, especially those in his party, this will somehow make up for everything even though it doesn't even come close. I hope the less brainwashed among our populace see through this.

By the way, can anyone else just feel how much he hates wearing it from the images? You can just tell. Trump's body language is so obvious.

I'm not seeing a ton of praise. In fact, I'd argue him waiting until now actually makes him look worse. Like, had he never worn a mask, atleast you can argue that he never caved in to the pressure. But now, he just looks like a fool for waiting this long.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

"Today is the day Trump became President" - Van Jones probably

[Inmate Trump]

About freaking time.

But too late.

[Lord Admirale]

My guess is that the hospital staff forced him to put it on. He needed a photo-op regardless.

[ProudModerate2]

My guess is that the hospital staff forced him to put it on. He needed a photo-op regardless.

This is exactly why I came here to post.
Hospital administration officials probably told him: "If you want to come here and visit with our troops, you absolutely must wear a mask. Otherwise Mr President, you can go fly a kite."

[Beet]

Remember when his team made fun of Joe Biden for wearing a mask?

And he picked the exact same black color Biden wore.

[Lief 🗽]

The media is going to work over time to turn this into a "turning the corner" story for him. We'll likely be back to Biden leading only by mid-single digits by the end of the month unfortunately.

[DrScholl]

The media is going to work over time to turn this into a "turning the corner" story for him. We'll likely be back to Biden leading only by mid-single digits by the end of the month unfortunately.

This isn't going to make a difference in the polls.

[Lief 🗽]

The media is going to work over time to turn this into a "turning the corner" story for him. We'll likely be back to Biden leading only by mid-single digits by the end of the month unfortunately.

This isn't going to make a difference in the polls.

I hope not, but the media is desperate for this to be a horse race again.

[woodley park]

The media is going to work over time to turn this into a "turning the corner" story for him. We'll likely be back to Biden leading only by mid-single digits by the end of the month unfortunately.

This isn't going to make a difference in the polls.

I hope not, but the media is desperate for this to be a horse race again.

They may be so, but COVID-19 doesn’t give a damn what they want.

[YE]

Here comes the big mask bump.

[Bomster]

The media is going to work over time to turn this into a "turning the corner" story for him. We'll likely be back to Biden leading only by mid-single digits by the end of the month unfortunately.

This isn't going to make a difference in the polls.

I hope not, but the media is desperate for this to be a horse race again.

I keep hearing this repeated ad naseum... what is it’s basis?

[President Johnson]

Get ready for the mask bump in next polls, folks.

[TrendsareUsuallyReal]

I am dreading him getting praise for doing the absolute barest minimum once again. To some, especially those in his party, this will somehow make up for everything even though it doesn't even come close. I hope the less brainwashed among our populace see through this.

By the way, can anyone else just feel how much he hates wearing it from the images? You can just tell. Trump's body language is so obvious.

Fortunately everything I've seen is something along the lines of "TRUMP FINALLY WEARS MASK MONTHS AFTER EXPERTS ADVICE"

[SnowLabrador]

The race is going to tighten, because, as others have stated above, the media needs their horse race narrative, and a landslide makes for boring news coverage.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

He had, due to fact he was going into Veterans Hospital.  If he cared to do this, earlier, it would have mattered. The damage is already done

[Grumpier Than Thou]

President Trump wipes his ass after refusing to wipe his ass and ridiculing the idea of wiping your ass for months.

Don’t give this clown credit for taking a photo op because his poll numbers are slipping long after he should’ve done this if he really cared.

[wbrocks67]

The media is going to work over time to turn this into a "turning the corner" story for him. We'll likely be back to Biden leading only by mid-single digits by the end of the month unfortunately.

Pundits will continue to pundit (oof @ the ratio on this one)

https://twitter.com/AshleyRParker/status/1282085216773865473

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

https://twitter.com/McKelvie/status/1282098648738930689