On the same day he patted himself on the back for finally wearing a mask on Monday, President Donald Trump held a campaign fundraiser at his hotel in Washington, D.C. without a facial covering.
In an Instagram video of the event posted by Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina congressional GOP candidate, Trump is seen speaking close to a crowd of people without a mask. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are also in the video, and like Trump, they are seen mingling with attendees bare-faced with little distance between them.
Their lack of facial coverings is a violation of the hotel’s policy mandating that masks are “required for all associates and guests while in public areas where social distancing is not possible,” in adherence to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s city ordinance on masks.
Earlier on Monday, Trump had tweeted a photo of himself wearing a mask after months of mostly refusing to do so and downplaying the effectiveness of wearing facial coverings to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The President called himself “Patriotic” for finally donning a mask, which he had reportedly done as a means to rescue his sinking approval ratings.
Cawthorn’s video was first flagged by ABC News on Tuesday.
We can hope.
Good.
His support for masks is only going to last until he doesn’t get a bounce in polls.
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Can’t gaslight facts - they stay around. Unlike too many US citizens who have died under President Trump’s pathetic and criminal leadership.
Trump said Covid-19 testing ‘creates more cases.’ We did the math - STAT
In 25 of the 33 states that saw reported Covid-19 cases increase between May and July, the count rose because there was actually more disease.
Because nothing says ‘give me your approval’ like blatant lying and hypocrisy.