'He's A Fool, An Absolute Fool' - Joe Biden Slams Donald Trump For Not Wearing A Mask

In what will be a common theme as United States goes to elections later this year, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called his Republican rival Donald Trump an ¡°absolute fool¡± for not wearing a mask at a series of recent public events.

Reuters

The Democrat criticised Trump and said his lack of leadership on the issue is ¡°costing peoples¡¯ lives.¡±

Biden's comments came a day after he wore a black face mask while making his first public appearance in more than two months. Biden has remained at his Delaware home amid a pandemic that has frozen the presidential campaign, but he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a nearby veterans¡¯ memorial with his wife, Jill.

AP

The decision whether to wear a face mask in public has emerged as a national political battle, and the two presidential candidates have adopted very different approaches.

US President has resisted wearing masks in front of cameras at series of public events, including on Memorial Day.

Reuters

¡°He¡¯s a fool, an absolute fool to talk that way. Every leading doctor in the world says you should be wearing a mask in a crowd,¡± Biden said in a taped interview with CNN.

Biden called Trump¡¯s behavior ¡°macho stuff¡± and falsely masculine actions that were costing people¡¯s lives.The president said on Tuesday he thought it was ¡°very unusual¡± that Biden wore the mask on Memorial Day since he was outside in good weather.