ABC News Reporter's Question About Biden's Coronavirus Mask Does Not Go Well
ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran faced fierce blowback on Twitter late Monday for asking this question about former Vice President Joe Biden:
Do you think this is a good look for a President of the United States?
Or do you think this is a bad look for a President of the United States? pic.twitter.com/stun8U4QY5— Terry Moran (@TerryMoran) May 26, 2020
Biden, the presumptive Democratic 2020 nominee, wore a face mask while laying a wreath at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veterans Memorial Park on Memorial Day.
Critics turned the tables on Moran, suggesting it was a bad look for him to be posing such a question. Many people noted how Biden was adhering to Delaware’s state rules of wearing a mask in public — unlike President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly refused to wear a mask.
One Twitter user, author Don Winslow, described Moran’s question as “staggeringly stupid.”
“It’s not a fashion accessory. It literally saves lives,” Winslow tweeted.
Many others argued the same:
Terry,
This is a staggeringly stupid question.
It's not a fashion accessory.
It literally saves lives. https://t.co/SmxzzNWZKa— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 26, 2020
It looks like leadership, modeling the right thing. https://t.co/nxY547YaeD
— EJ "stay TF home if you can" Willingham (@ejwillingham) May 26, 2020
Safety and security are always a good look.
I do think the question itself is a bad look for you.— Michelangelo Signorile, subscribe to my newsletter (@MSignorile) May 26, 2020
It’s a good look for any decent human being who cares about others.
— Trudi Gilfillian (@TrudiGilfillian) May 26, 2020
For Gods sakes is this really up for debate?
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) May 26, 2020
I had to check to see this was a real account because it’s so breathtakingly irresponsible.
— Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) May 26, 2020
Good. Leading by example. Believing in science. Being considerate to others. Humility. Strength. All the things were missing in the current President.
— Mueller, She Wrote Podcast (@MuellerSheWrote) May 26, 2020
On the day when an airborne virus global pandemic has claimed the lives of 100,000 Americans within 3 months, id say this is pretty fucking Presidential.
— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) May 26, 2020
At this point in time in the middle of a global pandemic I think it's an EXCELLENT look for a President of the United States.
Presidents should look out for the public interest and set a good example. I couldn't be prouder of him.— Khashoggi’s Ghost (@UROCKlive1) May 26, 2020
Paging Mad Magazine-slash-all-of-Twitter for some snappy answers to this gobsmackingly stupid question https://t.co/S6xOahVr3z
— Steven Mazie (@stevenmazie) May 26, 2020
It’s not about how it looks, it’s about keeping people safe.
— David Weissman (@davidmweissman) May 26, 2020
Terry, it's the look of someone who gives a shit about public health. https://t.co/qZLZDdkhb7
— 🕷Dante Atkins🕷 (@DanteAtkins) May 26, 2020
I'm not sure about "looks," but I do think it's a tragedy that the incompetence of the current President means that the next President -- and all the rest of us -- are still fighting this epidemic (when other countries have licked it.) https://t.co/ONV4Dm2SdN
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) May 26, 2020
Do you think this is a good look or a bad look for a president as we hit 100K dead, Terry? https://t.co/hnlucvU0FQpic.twitter.com/23B31Yadg2
— Rod Lurie (@RodLurie) May 26, 2020
It shows responsibility in the face of a global pandemic. https://t.co/eo9NCvCgLG
— Jamal Yaseem Igle (@JAMALIGLE) May 26, 2020
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