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CDC gives 'voluntary' guidance on wearing coronavirus masks. Trump isn't volunteering.

President Trump said Friday that despite new CDC guidance recommending that American citizens wear masks or facial coverings to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, 'I don't think that I'm going to be doing it.'

Trump announces CDC recommendation to wear masks, promptly declares he won't follow it

President Trump is admittedly not doing everything he can to stop the spread of COVID-19.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a recommendation for all Americans to wear cloth masks when in public around people, Trump announced at Friday's coronavirus task force press conference. Trump then repeatedly clarified that the recommendation is "voluntary," and declared that he won't be wearing a mask at all.Americans are being asked to wear cloth masks when going outside around others. It'll add an extra layer of protection against transmitting COVID-19 even if someone who has the virus is asymptomatic, while saving medical-grade N95 masks for health care workers who desperately need them, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Friday. Los Angeles and New York City recently issued the same recommendation, and a Thursday report indicated the CDC's recommendation was coming.When Trump was asked why he wouldn't wear a mask, he said he was "feeling fine," and then implied that it would be odd to be "sitting in the Oval Office, behind that beautiful Resolute Desk" in a mask while meeting "presidents, prime ministers, dictators," and so on. It's unclear which world leaders would be dropping by the Oval Office given the current climate.More stories from theweek.com Social distancing is going to get darker The noble lie about masks and coronavirus should never have been told 5 brutally funny cartoons about Trump's TV ratings boast

Trump nominates McConnell ally to powerful appeals court

President Donald Trump is nominating a 37-year-old judge and former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Walker drew a 'Not Qualified" rating from the American Bar Association when Trump nominated him last year to be a federal judge in Kentucky.

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Joe Biden's Apology

In the #MeToo era, any behavior that makes any woman uncomfortable can be disqualifying for a politician.

Read more at [domain]https://townhall.com/columnists//lindachavez/2019/04/05/joe-bidens-apology-n2544298[/domain] ...

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The Abby Johnson Story

One day, about a decade ago, a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic director saw something at her own clinic---and it made her instantly pro-life.

Read more at [domain]https://townhall.com/columnists//jerrynewcombe/2019/04/03/the-abby-johnson-story-n2544227[/domain] ...

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Senate Considering Blowing Up the Remainder of Its Rules

It would be a mistake to shoot ourselves in the head because of a fear that someone else may eventually do it for us.

Read more at [domain]https://townhall.com/columnists//michaelhammond/2019/04/03/senate-considering-blowing-up-the-remainder-of-its-rules-n2544200[/domain] ...

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