In his second coronavirus briefing in two days, Trump was asked whether he would encourage federal buildings and the White House campus to abide by a new mask mandate issued by the mayor of D.C. He said he would weigh the option More key moments 👇
President Donald Trump will consider a face mask requirement for federal buildings nationwide, a White House spokesperson said Wednesday after the president said he would make a decision on the issue in the next 24 hours.
“Cases started to rise among young Americans shortly after demonstrations, which you know very well about,” Trump said, though there is no clear-cut public health data showing the protests were a major driver of the recent surge in cases.
Trump then offered that his wall along the southern border “has had a great positive impact on people coming in, and we have record low numbers of people coming in illegally. That’s helped greatly.” The wall “was really meant for a different purpose, but it worked out very well for what we’re doing right now and for the pandemic,” Trump added.
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