At the Pentagon, top military brass have been begun “social distancing" to avoid spreading disease. Public health officials said Trump was sending the wrong message with his behavior and potentially putting the public at risk by sowing confusion and undermining efforts to keep people safe, especially
WASHINGTON — At the Pentagon, top military brass have been begun “social distancing" to avoid spreading disease. At the Capitol, legislators have been encouraged to forgo hand shakes and flash the “Star Trek” Vulcan greeting instead.
When it comes to Trump, he added, “There’s nothing special about being the president of the United States that protects you from a virus like this unless you're following the practices recommended for every 70-year-old." “In our line of work, you shake hands when someone wants to shake your hand," he said. “And I expect the president will continue to do that. I'll continue to do it."
“During a COVID-19 outbreak in your community, stay home as much as possible to further reduce your risk of being exposed,” the CDC writes. All that, despite the fact that Trump has already had personal contact with several individuals known to have been exposed to the virus. They include Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who traveled aboard Air Force One with the president on Monday and found out midflight that he was among a handful of GOP lawmakers who were exposed to a person who tested positive for the virus after last month's Conservative Political Action Conference.
The White House has begun to install hand-sanitizer dispensers around the building, and some visitors to the building have been asked to report where they've traveled recently — though many who interact with the president regularly have received no kind of heightened screening.
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