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:
For Gods sakes is this really up for debate?
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) May 26, 2020
It’s a good look for any decent human being who cares about others.
— Trudi Gilfillian (@TrudiGilfillian) 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
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
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.