'Take that off!' Trump supporters slam Ivanka as 'silly' and 'stupid' for wearing a face mask for a photo op with GOP congressmen - as she urges others to wear masks, too
- Ivanka, 38, shared the photo with Republican Leader of the House Kevin McCarthy and Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman from Arkansas on July 1
- She re-used Rep. McCarthy's caption: 'Wear a mask. Plant a tree'
- Her father's supporters have slammed her for promoting masks, saying they have 'sinister intentions' and she looks 'ridiculous'
- On Wednesday, the President seemed to abandon his anti-mask stance, saying: 'I’m all for masks. I think masks are good'
- He has refused to wear one in public, but now says he thinks he looks like the Lone Ranger when he wears one
- COVID-19 cases across the US increased by 40,000, or 46%, in the week ending June 28
In a rare move this week, Ivanka Trump showed public disagreement with her father by wearing a mask for a photo-op — and urging others to wear one, too.
On July 1, the 38-year-old posted a photo on Instagram showing herself wearing a light blue face mask as she posed outside with Republican Leader of the House Kevin McCarthy and Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman from Arkansas.
But while Ivanka's caption encouraged others to follow suit and wear their own masks in public, her father's supporters are not convinced — and are chastising the first daughter, telling her to remove the mask.
Say cheese! Ivanka Trump posted a photo of herself in a face mask with Republican Leader of the House Kevin McCarthy and Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman from Arkansas
Follow her lead: The caption — which Ivanka copied from Rep. McCarthy — reads 'Wear a mask. Plant a tree,' and includes both a tree and a face mask emoji
Full look: She had been photographed earlier that day leaving her home in the blue mask
The photo shows Ivanka and the two representatives outside. Rep. Westerman wears a suit and surgical mask, Rep. McCarthy has a gray cloth mask, and Ivanka is modeling a pretty blue watercolor mask.
The caption — which Ivanka copied from Rep. McCarthy — reads 'Wear a mask. Plant a tree,' and includes both a tree and a face mask emoji.
Ivanka has been pictured wearing face masks before during the pandemic. She donned a black one while accompanying her father to a photo op outside St. John's Church, after he'd had protesters cleared away with smoke canisters and pepper balls.
On other occasions, she has been pictured in several different floral masks, and even posed for a selfie with her daughter Arabella in a mask as well.
This, however, appears to be the first time that she has encouraged others to wear masks too — and Trump voters aren't pleased.
Take it off: Trump voters aren't pleased and are telling Ivanka to stop wearing masks — calling it a 'mind control device'
'Please do not wear a mask that’s not what we were created to do,' wrote one, while another told her to 'take the mask off.'
'I love POTUS but this mask bs needs to stop,' said another, while others called her 'silly' and 'stupid' and posted sheep emojis.
More comments have poured in, with countless Trump supporters telling her to lose the mask.
'Why are you reppin the mask? Take that off.......' wrote one commenter
'Mask are bs if you where a mask why social distance all bs political bs,' wrote another.
'The administration needs to concentrate more on health, vitamins, and exercise to help fight Covid-19,' said yet another.
'You do not need to wear a mask to plant a tree. Fresh air is much healthier for you than breathing in what is in that mask. Plant a tree while breathing fresh air enjoy mother nature. I am a supporter of you and your family but the mask issue has got to end,' added one more.
'Take them off you look ridiculous,' chastised one
'Why mask now? Surprising. Yall listening to the left fearmongering,' said yet another commenter, while another commented: 'I see why Donald Trump Jr is the favorite. No mask for me. Disappointing.'
'Take them off you look ridiculous,' chastised one.
'Wtf Ivanka? Why do you support something you KNOW has sinister intentions? Take off the mask. Youre not a disease carrying death bringer, and this is not a real pandemic. I know you know that. Very disappointing to watch you play along,' another commenter chimed in.
'I think you are a great role model... but please take off the mask.... quit furthering the lefts’ agenda!' complained yet another.
'Take that lie off your face!' one more wrote.
A habit: Ivanka has previously been pictured in masks, and was seen wearing one in a Twitter post on June 16
For the ride: She also wears them in the back of the SUV when she is driven to work
She donned a black one while accompanying her father to a photo op outside St. John's Church, after he'd had protesters cleared away with smoke canisters and pepper balls
Different styles: She wore a light floral one at Andrews Air Force Base on May 27
She has been pictured wearing them while leaving her home on several occasions (pictured left May 19 and right May 15)
Family time: She had previously urged others to wear masks while posting this picture with her daughter Arabella
The backlash comes from supporters of President Trump, who has famously refused to wear a mask during the pandemic.
However, even he is changing his tune this week.
In an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday, the President said he supports mask-wearing, and insisted that 'people have seen me wearing one.'
'I’m all for masks. I think masks are good,' he said. 'If I were in a tight situation with people, I would absolutely.
'I had a mask on. I sort of liked the way I looked. OK. I thought it was OK. It was a dark black mask, and I thought it looked OK.
'It looked like the Lone Ranger. I have no problem with that, and if people feel good about it, they should do it.'
In an interview with Fox Business on Wednesday, the President said he supports mask-wearing, and insisted that 'people have seen me wearing one'
'I’m all for masks. I think masks are good,' he said, adding that he looked like the Lone Ranger while wearing one
Trump has taken flack for politicizing mask-wearing, even going as far to say that those who wear masks to prevent giving or getting COVID-19 are doing so to 'signal disapproval of him.'
But with coronavirus cases trending upward, especially in red states, even Republican senators have pushed Trump to put on a mask in an effort to lead.
Fox Business' Blake Burman had pointed to a report that said national mask-wearing could save five per cent of the country's GDP.
Trump split the difference when asked about masks - suggesting there was no need for a federal mandate, while also saying he'd put one on.
'Well, I don't know if you need mandatory because you have many places in the country where people stay very long-distanced, you talk about social distancing,' he said.
'If I'm in a group of people where we're not 10 feet away,' Trump said, articulating the circumstances of when he might wear a mask. 'But usually I'm not in that position and everyone's tested because I'm the president, they get tested before they see me.'
Trump visited a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan in May, but didn't allow the pool of reporters who travel with him to see him donning a mask.
'I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it,' President Trump said during his tour of a Ford Motor Co. plant in Michigan in May, showing reporters his mask, but refusing to wear it
'I didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it,' Trump said, showing off the mask he had worn, but leaving it off his face.
Trump's words in support of face masks came with news that new coronavirus infections across the United States almost doubled last week, with 31 states reporting an uptick in cases — as Arizona became the latest hot spot to reverse its reopening by closing bars and gyms.
COVID-19 cases across the US increased by 46 per cent in the week ending June 28, compared to the previous seven days, with the majority of rises in the West and South of the country.
Nationally, new cases have consistently spiked every week for four straight weeks. Daily cases have been increasing to record highs of 40,000 in the past week — well above the initial surge of infections that were seen back in mid-April.
Infections across the US have now surpassed 2.58 million and more than 126,000 Americans have died since the virus took hold in March.
Infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned that the US was 'going in the wrong direction' with the pandemic and said cases could soar to 100,000 per day if current behaviors remain in place.
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