President Trump slammed Joe Biden for not making mask-wearing essential

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US President Donald Trump has denounced Joe Biden for not making mask-wearing essential. He was meeting undecided voters for the first time in months for a televised town hall which is seen as a preview to the US Election presidential debates in 2-weeks. President was asked why he didn’t wear masks more often and why he didn’t support making them mandatory across the US. He responded and said, “They said at the Democrat convention they’re going to do a national mandate. They never did it, because they’ve checked out and they didn’t do it. And a good question is, you ask Joe Biden. They said we’re going to do a national mandate on masks. I’m not currently president”.

It is noteworthy that President Trump has failed to aggressively promote mask-wearing throughout the pandemic and continued to cast doubt on their effectiveness. President Trump said, “There are a lot of people that don’t think masks are good”. His own CDC (Centre for Disease Control) urged Americans to wear one. Trump pointed out that the CDC changed its advice on masks as did infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. Dr. Fauci has since defended his decision to advise against wearing masks in late-February and early-March as the US was experiencing shortages of PPE. President said masks were not entirely effective as people still had a tendency to touch their face.

President Trump said, “I’ll tell you who those people are, waiters. They come over and they serve you, and they have a mask, they’re playing with the mask. They’re playing with the mask, so the mask is over, and they’re touching it, and then they’re touching the plate. That can’t be good”. Trump defied Nevada’s coronavirus restrictions earlier this week by hosting an indoor rally to a nearly mask-less crowd with no social distancing. Only those who appeared on camera were required to wear a mask. President informed the crowd and said, “If the governor comes after you, which he shouldn’t be doing, I’ll be with you all the way”. Point to be noted that the US has recorded at least 6.6 million coronavirus infections with nearly 196,000 deaths.