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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe dispute between the Israel delegation and White House staff over wearing face masks & maintaini
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Jon Cooper 🇺🇸
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Sep 14, 2020
SCOOP: The dispute between the Israel delegation and White House staff over wearing face masks & maintaining social distancing is ongoing & very hot. Israeli security is making this a demand. WH staff are arguing among themselves as to what is safe vs. what will please Trump. 1/
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸
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Trump has requested that no masks be worn, and chairs be placed right next to each other as if it was one of his rallies. Trump is again saying there is "no problem and the virus is going away" and "just look at our economy it's coming back". 2/
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸
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Sep 14, 2020
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Israeli security responded "You have 200,000 Americans dead, its getting worse. We wont allow our PM to get this virus." The Israeli delegation was told not to leave their hotel by local DC authorities, but WH told them to ignore as were in control, not the local police. 3/
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As of now, WH plans to limit press coveragethey don't want Trump supporters seeing people wearing masks. Israeli security openly fears Netanyahu's agethey dont want him getting the virus or being around people not wearing masks as Israel is about to enter a 3-week lockdown. 4/
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸
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The official White House notice sent to the press states that all are requested to wear masks, but the WH will not enforce this. Even worse, theyre encouraging WH staffers and others who will be attending not to wear masks as "it looks better. 5/
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The dispute between the Israel delegation and White House staff over wearing face masks & maintaini (Original Post)
soothsayer
Sep 2020
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The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,733 posts)1. Maybe they should just pack up and go home.
I can't think of any other way to deliver the message.
dhill926
(16,343 posts)2. this is like notes from an insane asylum...
Israeli delegation should pack up and go home...
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. You don't want to risk your life?
Don't you know how bad it makes Trump look when you choose science over his holy word? Anyone know how to say "get bent" in Hebrew?
torius
(1,652 posts)5. In Yiddish
Its gay kocken offen yom go poop in the ocean.
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)4. It's like the Keystone Kops of KKKorruption over there in the Trump swamp
They should have just stayed in the clown car.
IcyPeas
(21,889 posts)6. so first he says its peoples choice whether or not to wear a mask
but then he tells people NOT to wear masks.