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2020 July 20 Donald Trump tweets a picture of him wearing a mask. "We are united in efforts to combat the invisible Chinese virus and many say it is patriotic to wear a mask when social distancing cannot be achieved. Nobody is more patriotic than me, your favorite president," tweets Trump.

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. There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President! pic.twitter.com/iQOd1whktN

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2020

Just a week ago Trump had used a coronavirus mask for the first time in public, visiting the Walter Reed military hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, a few kilometers from the White House . The images were broadcast on US television. Previously, the president had used the mask while visiting a factory but in a private area, although photos and videos had also arrived.