Particular setting where youre talking to a lot of soldiers and people that in some cases just got off the operating tables, i think it is a great thing to wear a mask. Ive never been against masks but i do believe they have a time and a place. The president s statement that hes never been against masks is hard to square with the fact that today as we mentioned was the first time that he has worn one in public. Meanwhile those comments he made came as the United States is continuing to set records amid this pandemic. More than 70,000 new cases were reported yesterday. The number hasnt hit been hit in a single day since the Coronavirus Crisis began. Well have much more on the pandemic in a moment but we want to turn now to the president s commutation of roger stones prison sentence. Is a move that republican senator mitt romney is calling an example of unprecedented, historic corruption. Now an Administration Official tells nbc News Attorney general william barr recommended against it i
The coronavirus pandemic. That number is why this is a memorial day weekend unlike any other. No parades or large gatherings at cemeteries to honor the fallen and no stadiums full of baseball fans. We have seen the return in some places, like bars and restaurants, beaches. Crowded in some places around the country while others remain closed. Yes, there is golf. Trumps outing, is definitely on message which has been his defiant push for things to return to normal, often against his own scientists device as his poll numbers continue to fall. That was on display when he visited message and pointedly refused to wear a mask at a public event at a ford plant despite getting caught wearing one behind the scenes earlier. He didnt want to give the press the satisfaction of seeing him in a mask. This fuels the political and Cultural Divide of wearing a mask. One time evident and nasty it brought an emotional response from the governor of north dakota, a republican. If someone is wearing a mask,
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