Trump’s Denial Has Now Produced What He Feared
The president worried that a public show of concern would create panic and imperil his reelection—but instead, his approach enabled the virus’s spread.
by David A. Graham
Oct 02, 2020
3 minutes
During Tuesday night’s debate, moderator Chris Wallace pressed Donald Trump on his cavalier attitude toward COVID-19 safety measures. The president mocked the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden (“Every time you see him, he’s got a mask”), but he also insisted that he was personally careful—everyone around him was tested regularly.
“I have a mask right here. I put a mask on when I think I need it,” he said. “Tonight, as an example, everybody’s had a test, and you’ve had social distancing and all of the things that you have to. But I wear masks
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