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Coronavirus: Trump says wearing mask 'patriotic'

US president tweets picture of himself with his face covered



US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Image Credit: AFP

Washington: US President Donald Trump, who for months refused to encourage mask wearing as a way to combat the coronavirus, on Monday tweeted a picture of himself with his face covered and touted his patriotism.

“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,” Trump wrote.

“There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!”

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