China News Service, May 7 (Xinhua) According to US media reports, when US President Trump visited a mask factory in Phoenix, Arizona on the 5th, controversy was raised because he did not wear a mask. On the 6th local time, Trump defended this behavior, saying that he was told that there was no need to wear a mask.
According to reports, Trump responded to reporters ’questions in the Oval Office on the 6th.“ I do n’t need it. I specifically asked the person in charge of Honeywell, “Should I wear a mask?” He said, “Here in this You do n’t need the area. 'And, as you know, we are far away from others, the workers who produce masks. "
On May 5, local time, when President Trump visited a mask factory in Arizona, he ignored the prompts on the factory floor and carried out inspections without wearing a mask.
According to reports, Trump did not wear a mask when he took a photo with the nurse in the oval office on the 6th. Trump also said that when he visited on the 5th, he did wear a mask "for a period of time", and he had at least four masks during the inspection.
He told reporters, "If you don't see me wearing a mask, I can't do it anymore. I'm wearing a mask."
According to reports, Trump and accompanying officials were wearing safety goggles when they visited the Honeywell mask manufacturing plant, but did not wear a mask. There are many signs throughout the factory that prompt employees to wear masks. One of them says, "Please wear masks all the time."
Jonas Kaplan, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, said that Trump has set a bad example in other public places without wearing masks, especially for his supporters, because if the president wears masks, they only It is more likely to wear a mask.
According to the guidelines issued by the US government, people are advised to wear masks in public places, because places such as grocery stores and pharmacies have difficulty maintaining social alienation.