McEnany Calls It ‘Peculiar’ That Biden Wore a Mask in Public but Not in His House
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says it is “peculiar” that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) would wear a mask when he goes outside, but not when he is in his house. During her press briefing on Tuesday…
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says it is “peculiar” that former Vice President Joe Biden (D) would wear a mask when he goes outside, but not when he is in his house.
During her press briefing on Tuesday, McEnany was asked about a tweet that President Donald Trump shared which appeared to mock Biden for wearing a mask during his first public appearance in roughly two months.
“The President’s excited to see that Joe emerged from the basement,” McEnany said adding, “It is a bit peculiar though that in his basement right next to his wife, he’s not wearing a mask, but he’s wearing one outdoors when he’s socially distanced.”
Additionally, she said that Trump was not criticizing Biden for wearing a mask, “As the president noted himself, he wore a mask at the Ford facility, and he said he’s open to it if the circumstance mandates it.”
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On Monday, Trump shared a tweet from Fox News’ Brit Hume of Biden wearing a mask with aviator sunglasses. Hume wrote, “This might help explain why Trump doesn’t like to wear a mask in public. Biden today.”
Biden left his house on Monday, while wearing a mask, to lay a wreath at a veterans memorial in Delaware. Speaking to reporters, he said, “It feels good to be out of my house.”
The same day, Trump paid a visit to Arlington National Cemetery and Fort McHenry without wearing a mask.
Shortly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines that recommended Americans wear a face covering when social distancing was not possible, Biden said he would wear a mask if he attended public events.