The American President Donald Trump has called on Monday the Wearing of masks as a “Patriotic” after he had distanced himself months from the mouth – and nose protection as a means in the fight against the Corona of a pandemic. “We are United in our Efforts to defeat the invisible China-a Virus, and many people say it’s Patriotic to wear a mask, if you can’t distance themselves socially,” wrote Trump on Twitter, and added: “There is no one Patriotic than I, your favorite President!”

published Trump a picture of him with a dark mask, with the presidential seal shows. With the Tweet and the picture Trump distanced himself from his earlier statements in which he dismissed, among other things, masks as symbols of weakness. His Tweet, however, remained far from it, to support the increasing demands for a nationwide obligation to Wear masks in Public.

in the Midst of a strong Recovery of Corona-infection numbers in many States in the South and West of the United States is Trump under a lot of pressure. The American President is fighting for his re-election at the 3. November. 11. July, he revealed publicly for the first time with a mask. His democratic Challenger, Joe Biden, is for months in Public a mouth – and nose protection.