President Joe Biden will be masking up indoors while he is around people once again.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president tested negative for COVID-19 and had no symptoms after First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for a second time.
She went on to share some of the steps Joe Biden will be taking:
“Since the president was with the first lady yesterday, he will be masking while indoors and around people — in alignment with CDC guidance.”
Jean-Pierre added, “As has been the practice in the past, the president will remove his mask when sufficiently distanced from others indoors and while outside as well.”
Watch the video below:
KJP: Biden “will be masking while indoors…” pic.twitter.com/BGSsLNl3QV
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 5, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people start wearing a mask once they are aware they were exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus for the next 10 days.
However, some conservatives took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to knock the idea of Biden masking up once again:
Your regular reminder that masks are garbage against COVID/Wuhan coronavirus and do not work. In fact, they cause harm with lung damage and cancerous materials. Not to mention the massive environmental pollution. https://t.co/6xKhLyXVcj
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) September 5, 2023
Joe Biden is being tested around the clock and he's going to mask indoors.
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 5, 2023
The best thing we can all do is point and laugh.
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Masks do not work, but Biden is announcing he will be wearing a mask. This is true mental illness. The country has lunatics at the helm.
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) September 5, 2023
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I hope it's at least three N95s with a cute cotton mask, or two!, over them. https://t.co/4NTDi9J7AQ
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) September 5, 2023
Biden doesn't exactly have the best track record wearing masks properly https://t.co/y6Dk42tAuB pic.twitter.com/tXDD14lbZG
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) September 5, 2023
The first lady’s positive COVID test comes as hospitalizations related to the virus have risen 31% over the past two weeks, according to Axios.
There have been mixed results from studies about the effectiveness of masks in preventing the spread of COVID since the pandemic began.
