“He didn’t have to be there.”
You’re right. Forget about the mask, either we’re in there worst pandemic in a hundred years and everyone should avoid non essential activities, or we’re not. This stunt coupled with the Instyle Magazine photo shoot reeks of “let them eat cake.”
I mean if he’s the most brilliant scientist in American history working and slaving to save us all from disease, he needs to be back in his office doing THAT, right? Not all this tabloid celebrity stuff. It’s unseemly and undignified. A serious scientist would not be doing it.