Trump says coronavirus crisis will ‘get worse before it gets better,’ pleads with Americans to wear masks

Fox News ^ | 7/27/2020 | Andrew O'Reilly

[VictoryGal]

In his first official press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic since April, President Trump on Tuesday admitted that the public health crisis is likely to worsen as cases surge across the country and asked all Americans to wear masks in public.

While Trump hailed his administration’s response to the pandemic and the work toward developing a vaccine, he bluntly disclosed what many Americans already know: that the crisis is likely to spread more before it can be contained.

“It will get worse before it gets better,” Trump said of the pandemic that has infected close to 4 million Americans. “That’s something I don’t like saying but it is.”

Trump’s comments come after weeks where he either downplayed the virus’ continued spread or focused on other issues – from unrest over racial injustice in American cities to the removal of Confederate statues – despite cases of COVID-19 surging, particularly, in parts of the south and southwest.

Noting the concerns among many of his supporters that facial coverings impinge on their personal freedoms, Trump pleaded with Americans to wear masks out in public to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“We’re asking everybody when you’re not able to socially distance to wear a mask,” Trump said.

[Morpheus2009]

It won’t matter, if you aren’t the first one to do it, you fail in their eyes.

[Bommer]

I aint wearing them. If I’m asked why? I’ll tell them “I want to get the virus. Everyone else has it and I feel left out! It my right to get it!”

[Jane Long]

I lay that on Pence. His managing of task force messaging has been abysmal.

Hmmmm...maybe THAT'S why Nancy claimed (yesterday) that SHE is second in line and is receiving her daily briefings.

🤔 🤣

[Vendome]

That’s messed up

[Morpheus2009]

It isn’t allowed to be included as a cause of acquiring COVID-19, never mind so many protesters were taking their masks on and off and using the masks to wipe their snot and sweat off their faces.

[Cronos]

Slovakia has had masks everywhere since February and it has one of the lowest number of cases per million and deaths per million in the world.

[Buckeye McFrog]

It has been widely reported that Bill DeBlasio instructed his contract tracers to not ask about protests. I have to believe it has happened elsewhere too.

[KTM rider]

I would love to but I am stuck here and theres no where to go except maybe the wilds of Alaska , thats pretty harsh for an old guy. I think the biotech industry is behind all this and Trump is either duped or in on the scam

[Cronos]

Masks in enclosed public spaces will be the norm until 2022

[Morpheus2009]

It’s only politically correct to want to get HIV and STDs.

[Cronos]

Why? Trump is still going to win

[Buckeye McFrog]

That’s an interesting factual data point. The counter is that cases in California are up substantially since masks were imposed. What to believe?

[mrsmith]

LOL!
Why not?

It’s obvious they aren’t serious.
And , anyway.... Biologically threatened Lives Matter.

[Morpheus2009]

It happened in Pennsylvania as well. A Federal Judge later laughed at Governor Wolf and refused to declare a massive car far illegal based on the fact that Governor Tom Wolf and numerous protesters weren’t observing social distancing and weren’t covering their faces while marching.

[Buckeye McFrog]

What is magically going to change in 2022?

[WildHighlander57]

We have voting in person in our county.

[Mom MD]

that masks are not the entire story...

[Morpheus2009]

People possibly already got the disease before the mandate?

[Vendome]

[Vendome]