Chris Christie said Thursday that he was wrong not to wear a mask at the White House, after he and U.S. President Donald Trump both came down with the coronavirus.Christie, in a statement, said he has recovered from COVID-19 after a weeklong stay in a hospital’s intensive care unit.
He called on all political leaders to advocate for face coverings, with the practice becoming increasingly politicized even as the pandemic has killed more than 217,000 Americans.“I believed that when I entered the White House grounds, that I had entered a safe zone, due to the testing that and I and many others underwent every day,” Christie said. “I was wrong.” Chris Christie says he’s out of the hospital after coronavirus diagnosis Christie, who was at the.