Trump already supports the use of masks: ″ I look like Masquerade ″

The American President, who has never been seen in public with a mask, guaranteed that placing this infection prevention object with the new coronavirus would not pose “any problem” if conditions demanded it.

“That would not pose any problem for me (…). If I were in a situation of closeness to people, I would do it,” said Republican Donald Trump on Fox television station, when several areas of the US are experiencing a rise. marked increase in the number of infections with the new coronavirus.

With the mask, “I look like the Lone Ranger”, said the American president, referring to the fictional character that in Portugal became known as “Mascarilha”.

“Most of the time, I’m not in that situation,” he said, stressing that all the people he talks to are tested beforehand. Trump declared himself “completely in favor of the masks”.

“I think masks are a good thing,” he said, but he was dubious about the idea of ​​making them mandatory at the national level. “There are many places in the country where people are very far away” from each other, he said.

Numerous Republicans, including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, increasingly encourage Americans to wear masks.

Vice President Mike Pence himself has performed in public with a mask several times, but Trump has never been seen in public with his face covered.

The covid-19 pandemic has already claimed more than 512,000 deaths and infected more than 10.56 million people in 196 countries and territories, according to a report by the French agency AFP.

The United States is the country with the most deaths (127,681) and the most confirmed cases of infection (more than 2.65 million).

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