President Donald Trump would not be hurt politically, Mulvaney, now a special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC on Wednesday.
n May, has previously downplayed his need to wear a mask by noting he is frequently tested for Covid-19, as are the people around him.
Mulvaney said if Trump "chooses to be, there is no more socially distanced person in the world than the president of the United States." Yet Mulvaney suggested that a change in stance on masks from Trump would be valuable for the country. "Certainly the president could start wearing them to send that message," Mulvaney said. "Look, the way you get this virus is by getting it from someone who is sick, and if you wear a mask and they wear a mask, it reduces the risk dramatically."
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