Trump Staffer Used 'Cool' Factor In Failed Attempt To Convince President To Mask Up
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During Thursday's episode of "The View," former White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin remembered trying to appeal to Trump's ego to get him to cover up.
Not even Donald Trump’s ego was strong enough to get him to wear a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to one former staffer.
During Thursday’s episode of “The View,” co-host and former White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin recounted how she tried unsuccessfully to use flattery to get Trump to put on a protective face covering.
“I remember telling him he looked cool in the mask,” Farah Griffin told the day’s guest, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
“I remember, yeah!” replied Fauci, who was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the Trump presidency.
“I thought that might appeal to him, and he might be like, ‘OK, fine, I’ll wear it,’” Farah Griffin said. “Didn’t work.”
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