President Donald Trump demanded that a reporter remove his face mask in the middle of a question at a White House press briefing on Monday — but the journalist refused. Just take it off,” said Trump as he pointed to the mask worn by Jeff Mason, White House correspondent for Reuters. “How many feet are you away?” asked the irritable president, referring to social distancing efforts to help stop the spread of COVID-19. So if you take it off, it would be a lot easier.”But Mason could easily be understood on a recording of the exchange. He began his question referring to Trump’s decision two years ago not to attend a memorial ceremony for fallen American soldiers at a French cemetery.

Source: Huffington Post September 07, 2020 23:37 UTC