The President retweeted a link to an article claiming that wearing face masks has nothing to do with public health, and is instead a path to "social control." Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order authorizing businesses to bar entry to those who refuse to wear a mask. Wearing face masks to keep a deadly pathogen from spreading to others is the mildest of requests. Over the weekend, a beachgoer told CNN's Gary Tuchman that if Trump won't wear a mask, neither will he. Claims that face masks offer no protection against organisms as small as the coronavirus are falseOn Wednesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious diseases specialist, implored Americans to wear face masks when they go outside.

Source: CNN May 29, 2020 01:07 UTC