America's First Family, and especially President Trump, have been repeatedly criticised for failing to wear personal protective equipment when in public during the pandemic. With more than 136,000 deaths from COVID-19 now registered in the US, calls to wear face masks have become more acute. Last week, Donald Trump finally donned one in public.
US First Lady Melania Trump urged people to wear face covering and continue to practice social distancing even during the summer months via Twitter, while posting her own photo in a mask that was allegedly taken back in April.
The tweet came shortly after her husband President Trump was spotted wearing a stylish navy-black face mask – for the first time in public – during his visit to wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. He is said to have donned a mask at a Ford factory in Michigan in May, but only backstage. The president vocally refused to appear in public with his face covered, citing the fact that his administration frequently gets tested for coronavirus and there is just no need for PPE.
For some social media users, the president's refusal to wear a mask has somehow devalued his wife's calls to do the opposite:
Some also recalled instances when neither Melania, nor her husband cared so much about “protection” in the past – even allegedly in relation to their personal life.
But others praised the First Lady's appeals, which she first uttered as early as April. Back…
