US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland’ on July 11, 2020.
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President Donald Trump offered his strongest endorsement yet for wearing face masks in public, tweeting Monday that it is a “Patriotic” action to take during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump’s tweet refers to Covid-19 as the “Invisible China Virus” – a name for the disease he has frequently been criticized for using – includes a black-and-white photo of him wearing a mask.
“There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!” Trump tweeted.
The tweet came after the president largely refused for months to wear a face covering in public, but not long after he wore a mask to Walter Reed military hospital.
More than 140,000 people have died due to coronavirus in the United States, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
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