It makes no sense, but it’s very clear a number of Donald Trump supporters who will attend Saturday night’s Tulsa campaign rally have unbridled contempt for masks that help prevent the spread of coronavirus, because this dude mocked the masks with a diaper to block what he claims are COVID-19 farts.
Brian Clothier is wearing an adult diaper covering his pants with the inscription, ‘Scientists say [farts] spread the virus. I COVID my ass to stop the spread.'”
First things first … there have been a few tabloid stories suggesting the virus can be spread by farting, but doctors and scientists are poo-pooing it. The CDC has said there’s no evidence of such a spread.
Even if it were true, why the contempt for masks? It’s interesting … no one from Trump on down has ever said masks are ineffective. Trump’s own task force has recommended masks when people go out in public. Trump is clearly politicizing masks — making them look like a sign of weakness, which is insane — but why are his followers buying into a fiction that will get them sick?
Predictions based on models suggest anywhere between 800 and 1,000 people who attend the rally will probably contract the virus. And, then those people go home and infect others … some of who could well die.
The fact that people at the rally are showing a hostility toward doctors and scientists who have offered a way to keep them and their loved ones healthy is the most baffling development since the hoarding of toilet paper.
There’s no doubt … masks will be few and far between Saturday night. It will be interesting to hear Trump’s reaction when some of his supporters start getting sick and die.