McAuliffe defends maskless Amtrak ride: 'We can always do better'

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is running to win back his seat, defended himself for not wearing a mask on an Amtrak train, violating federal mandates, saying “we can always do better.”

The photo shows McAuliffe walking down the aisle of an Amtrak train, on a phone call, and not wearing a face covering. McAuliffe is seen standing under Amtrak's sign stating face masks are required. The relatively empty train car does show a passenger in the distance wearing a mask, and the passenger behind McAuliffe with a white strap over his ear, signaling that he, too, was wearing a mask.

When asked by ABC 13 News this week about not wearing his mask, McAuliffe replied: "I’m very good about wearing my mask."