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At President Donald Trump's latest coronavirus press briefing, he suggested that people can "wear a scarf" instead of an N-95 mask, and added "there's certainly no harm."
The president's medical misinformation triggered a fury on social media, with commenters blasting his ignorance:
We’re the richest nation in the world and the President of the United States just told us we can use a scarf rather… https://t.co/pw2N1NRokD— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD) 1585694406.0
“Use a scarf.” This is why you don’t ask him questions.— john r stanton (@john r stanton) 1585694042.0
This is what you do with a scarf. We need masks. https://t.co/NzPHBYHAig— Hillary Warned Us Trump Would Try & Steal It (@Hillary Warned Us Trump Would Try & Steal It) 1585694316.0
So does Ivanka have a patent on scarves?— Janice Hough (@Janice Hough) 1585694355.0
Bing bang boom...coulda been worse, wear a scarf #TrumpPressConference https://t.co/xu1BoQwWb3— Glenn Johnson (@Glenn Johnson) 1585694348.0
No lie, Trump just told us to "use a scarf" to cover our faces if we want to go out. This is an utter travesty. #COVID19— Johnathan S. Perkins 😷 (@Johnathan S. Perkins 😷) 1585694011.0
