President Trump accused a reporter of trying to be “politically correct” for wearing a face mask during a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday. Trump’s comment came a day after he shared a tweet mocking Joe Biden for wearing a mask during a Memorial Day event in Delaware.
President Donald Trump: “Biden can wear a mask, but he was standing outside with his wife, perfect conditions, perfect weather. They’re inside, they don’t wear masks, and so I thought it was very unusual that he had one on. But I thought that was fine. I wasn’t criticizing him at all. Why would I ever do a thing like that? And your second question was? I couldn’t hear you.”
Jeff Mason: “The second” —
President Donald Trump: “Can you — can you take it off? Because I cannot hear you.”
Jeff Mason: “I’ll just speak louder, sir.”
President Donald Trump: “Oh, OK, because you want to be politically correct. Go ahead.”
Jeff Mason: “No, sir. I just want to wear the mask.”
President Donald Trump: “Go ahead.”
Meanwhile, Joe Biden called Trump an “absolute fool” and said his refusal to wear face masks is “stoking deaths.”