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By Emily Singer and Oliver Willis -April 16, 2020 4:02 PM
Trump held an in-person event in which he posed for photos and violated the rule to stand six feet apart from others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donald Trump on Thursday violated the guidelines his own administration put forward about avoiding close contact with others and eschewing in-person social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic to hold a photo-op honoring truck drivers.
The event was intended to celebrate "Americas truckers who are answering the call to action to transport supplies across the country," according to a description from the White House.
Trump violated the rules to stand six feet apart from others, instead choosing to get close to truck drivers from companies such as UPS, FedEX, and DHL. He handed the drivers as well as Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao and Chris Spear, CEO of American Trucking Associations golden keys for their service, sidling up close to pose for photos.
"I almost shook your hand," Trump joked to Spear as they huddled together, a nod to the recommendation that people avoid handshaking in order to stop the transmission of the novel coronavirus.
https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-guidelines-truckers-white-house-ups-fedex-dhl-covid-19/
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)*fingers crossed*
I'll do a GoFundMe for his ventilator. Someone else can provide the power cord.
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(17,437 posts)Rather large I'd think.
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(21,106 posts)Nothing new about this.