“Just because it’s tested frequently, it’s not a Superman cape. It can catch the virus,” Reiner told CNN’s Kate Bolduan on “OutFront.” “The more she flirts with this, the more likely she is to succeed.”
The president, Reiner continued, “is over 70 and obese. He probably has a close to 20% chance of dying if he gets the virus.”
The President has made significant efforts to minimize, or completely ignore, the pandemic in recent weeks, painting an optimistic picture of his administration’s response and driving the reopening even as states across the country are struggling with new waves of the virus. .
“If you think about it, he went to Tulsa during an increase in viral activity there. He was in a tight spot with thousands of people, almost all of whom were not wearing masks, and this is how you get it, how you get it, the virus “said Reiner.
When asked if he would wear a mask, Trump told Fox Business in an interview at the White House: “Oh, I would. Yes. I mean, people have seen me wear one. If I’m in a group of people where we’re not 10 feet away, but I’m usually not in that position and everyone is on trial. “
Trump said he did not believe there was a need to make mandatory masks across the country, but stated that it is “everything for masks” and believes that “masks are good.”
Still, the President has not worn a face mask in front of cameras since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided new guidelines in April encouraging Americans to wear face covers when the Social distancing was not an option.
When the CDC guidelines went into effect, Trump told reporters that he would likely not adopt the practice.
“I don’t think I’m going to do it,” he said at the time. “With a face mask as I greet presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens, I just don’t see it.”
CNN’s Maegan Vázquez, Allie Malloy, and Betsy Klein contributed to this report.
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