China News, May 15th, comprehensive report. On May 14th, local time, US President Trump visited a medical distribution center in Pennsylvania and also delivered a speech in the process. However, after the news was reported by American media, many Americans said they didn't care what Trump said, and just wanted to ask why Trump didn't wear a mask when he went out.
On May 14th local time, US President Trump still did not wear a mask when visiting an American medical supplies assembly center, which was in stark contrast to his surrounding staff.
A report in Capitol Hill reported that Trump, who was not wearing a mask, was particularly prominent among the crowd because he was surrounded by people wearing masks.
Netizens, after seeing the site map of Trump's inspection of the factory, also started the Tucao mode:
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"Laughing to death. It's really a good example for the American people."
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"Don't he need to wear a mask because he's too good? It's a leader."
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"As the only person who doesn't wear a mask, don't you find it strange?"
Although the US government changed its attitude as early as April and called on the American people to wear masks to prevent the spread of the new crown virus, Trump himself has always insisted on wearing masks.
He said at the time that wearing or not wearing a mask was a "voluntary" act. Anyway, he could not imagine himself "sitting behind a desk and wearing a mask to greet various national leaders."
On May 5th local time, when President Trump visited a mask factory in Arizona, he conducted inspections without wearing a mask.
In early May, when inspecting a mask factory in Arizona, Trump did not wear a mask. And not far from him, a large sign at the factory clearly stated: Please wear a mask!
In this regard, Trump explained, "I have been wearing a mask for a while, I usually put the mask in my pocket, but they said 'you don't need it', so I didn't wear it." Trump argued that at the time No one in the delegation was wearing a mask.
Recently, due to multiple officials and secret agents diagnosed with the new crown virus, the White House issued new guidelines on May 11 requiring employees to wear masks when working in the West Wing of the White House. However, this rule still does not include Trump.
On May 11, local time, the White House held a press conference on New Coronary Pneumonia. The White House press secretary and other White House staff, reporters, and members of the US military all wore masks to attend the press conference.
At the press conference on the 11th, everyone, including media reporters, put on a mask, except Trump alone. Explaining why he didn't wear a mask, Trump said that he kept a safe distance. "As far as I am concerned, I am not close to anyone."
Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka also explained to his father in an interview on the 14th that one of the reasons Trump did not wear a mask was that the people around him had taken good protection.
Regarding Trump's "willful" behavior, many US media and many experts have said that Trump's move has set a bad example. Kaplan, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, said that especially for Trump supporters, only the president wears a mask, they are more likely to wear a mask.
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So why is Trump not willing to wear a mask? Some media speculate that he may be worried that wearing a mask will affect his image.
The Associated Press reported on May 7 that Trump has always been very concerned about his appearance on TV. He once told his confidant that he would look "ridiculous" when he put on a mask. And the image of wearing a mask may appear in some advertisements that are not conducive to him.
There are also American media that Trump "very, very concerned about how he is presented in front of the camera, and how the audience recognizes him." The purpose of not wearing a mask in front of the camera is to maintain his The image of the fearful strongman leader. "