'I think it's a great thing to wear a mask,' Trump said.
US President Donald Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time Saturday, finally yielding to intense pressure to set a public health example as the coronavirus rampages across America.
Trump walked past reporters and did not stop to speak to them about what had become a hotly anticipated moment -- his possible change of heart on a practice recommended by the government's own medical experts, even as he resisted. News reports this week said aides practically begged the president to relent and wear a mask in public -- and let himself be photographed wearing it -- as coronavirus cases soar in some states and as Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden badly in polls ahead of the November election.
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