‘Please, Please, Please’Vice President Mike Pence sought to strike a more positive tone later Tuesday in comments after meeting with the coronavirus task force in Rockville, Maryland.
The U.S. is “in a much better place" than several months ago.“To every American, we want to assure you that we’re ready," he added. “More ready than ever before."In the strongest push yet by the Trump administration in favor of using face coverings to contain the virus, Surgeon General Jerome Adams, speaking at the same briefing, said, “Please, please, please wear a face covering" when going out.“It is not an inconvenience.
It is not a suppression of your freedom," Adams said. “It adds to your convenience and your freedom because it allows us to open up more.