Most Americans say President Donald Trump should wear a mask in public, a protective measure he has yet to take since the coronavirus pandemic erupted.
About seven in 10 registered voters – including 58% of Republicans – surveyed in a Morning Consult/Politico poll this month said Trump and Vice President Mike Pence should cover their faces in public places when they travel.
"In the case of me, I’m not close to anybody," TrumpTrump plans to visit a medical supply business in Pennsylvania on Thursday, a week after being criticized for not covering his face during his tour of a mask-making facility in Phoenix.
Pence has acknowledged that he should have worn a face mask when he visited the Mayo Clinic earlier this month.
In recent days, reporters have spotted Pence wearing a mask as he arrives at the White House.
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CDC guidelines call for face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
said Monday when he appeared mask-less at a Rose Garden news conference the day West Wing aides were told they must wear a mask when they enter the complex. The new rule, which doesn't apply to Trump, came after two aides tested positive for COVID-19.
Administration officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and HHS testing czar Brett Giroir, wore masks at the news conference, removing them only to speak. Reporters, seated in socially distanced folding chairs, kept their masks on to ask questions.
Source: USA Today
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