Washington, July 2(UNI) After long resisting calls to wear a face mask in public due to the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump on Thursday struck a different tone, saying he is in favour of the protective covering.
"I'm all for masks. I think masks are good," Trump told Fox Business.
The president's comments came a day after politicians from his own party suggested that he wear a mask in public to set a good example as the number of daily coronavirus cases in the United States exceeded 50,000 for the first time on Wednesday
"If I were in a tight situation with people, I would absolutely," Trump said in the interview, adding that people have seen him wearing a mask before.
Trump has consistently faced criticism for refusing to wear a mask, whether at the White House where officials and aides are tested regularly, or in public settings.
The president did not wear a mask when he visited a medical swab manufacturing plant in Maine on June 5 to tout increased production of testing supplies. In May, he was briefly required to wear a mask while visiting a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan but took it off before he appeared in front of media cameras.
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