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TRUMP TWEETS PHOTO OF HIMSELF WEARING A MASK
Morgan Chalfant - 40 mins ago

President Trump on Monday tweeted for the first time a photograph of himself wearing a mask and described the practice as a patriotic act amid the coronavirus pandemic.

"We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can't socially distance," Trump tweeted Monday afternoon, referring to the coronavirus, which the president regularly points out originated in Wuhan, China.

"There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!" he added.

Trump for months resisted wearing a mask in public before donning one during a trip to Walter Reed less than two weeks ago. The picture tweeted by the president on Monday was taken during that trip and shows Trump wearing a mask decorated with a presidential seal.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in April recommended Americans wear a face covering in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But the debate over wearing a mask and whether governments should mandate that Americans do so has been marred by partisanship, as some Republicans, including the president, rejected the practice.

A number of Trump administration officials have encouraged Americans to wear masks or worn a face covering in public, including first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Other Republicans and conservative media personalities have also promoted the use of masks in recent weeks, and some explicitly urged Trump to wear one in order to set an example.

A growing list of governors - including a handful of GOP state leaders - have mandated the use of masks in public places in order to address recent surges in coronavirus cases, though some like Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) have opposed mask orders and gone as far as prohibiting cities from imposing their own.

Trump told Fox News's Chris Wallace that he would not issue a national mandate requiring Americans to wear face coverings.

"I want people to have a certain freedom and I don't believe in that, no," Trump said in an interview that aired on "Fox News Sunday."

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