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On Wednesday, the White House has denied that US President Donald Trump endorsed the controversial herd immunity concept as a way out of the coronavirus pandemic. He allegedly shunned mask-wearing despite his own words during a town hall with undecided voters the previous night. The Press Secretary of White House Kayleigh McEnany informed reporters during a combative briefing and said the notion that Trump or his advisers supported the notion of most Americans contracting the respiratory disease and becoming immune, even if hundreds of thousands more die, was merely something cooked up by the media. She said, “Herd immunity has never been a strategy here at the White House. President was pointing herd immunity develops over a period of time”.

On Tuesday night, President Trump delivered his words at the Philadelphia town hall. The Press Secretary of White House informed reporters and said, “Sure, over a period of time. Sure, with time it goes away. And you’ll develop, you’ll develop herd like a herd mentality. It’s going to be, it’s going to be herd-developed and that’s going to happen. That will all happen. But with a vaccine, I think it will go away very quickly. That’s not Dr. Atlas’ view. He’s never proposed herd immunity as a strategy, and neither has the president”. McEnany alleged a reporter in a sharp exchange and said most media outlets of selective editing of the president’s comments.

McEnany appeared to have a point, one television reporter asked why the president seemed to discourage mask-wearing. She said he did not, but instead was pointing improper usage can lead to unintended consequences. However did ignore Trump’s ho-hum attitude towards people covering their faces, including reporters and others at official events he has invited to remove their face coverings. President Trump said, “Now there is, by the way, a lot of people don’t want to wear masks. There are a lot of people who think that masks are not good. I’ll tell you who those people are: waiters. They come over and they serve you, and they have a mask. And I saw it the other day where they were serving me, and they’re playing with the mask. I’m not blaming them. I’m just saying what happens”.