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Left, Right & Center

Will President Trump ever wear a mask in public?

He did, apparently. Just not while posing for photographs.

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By Josh Barro • May 22, 2020 • 54m Listen

President Trump really doesn’t want to be photographed wearing a mask (even though he has a cool one with a presidential seal on it). But 72% of Americans say that they’re wearing masks all or most of the time when they’re out of the house. So why have masks become a political symbol? And will that interfere with efforts to contain the virus?

Plus: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had a relative light touch when it came to lockdown orders and many critics warned of dire outcomes from that. Was Governor DeSantis right all along? Or has he just been lucky?

Then: Frederick Hess, resident scholar and director of the Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the panel to look at how the coronavirus is affecting education. Are students actually learning at home right now? Will schools be ready to open in the fall? And is there even enough money to pay for all the changes needed to make it work?

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    Josh Barro

    Former host of Left, Right & Center

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    Christine Emba

    Washington Post

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    Rich Lowry

    National Review / KCRW's Left, Right & Center

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    Sara Fay

    Former producer of Left, Right and Center

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    Jenna Kagel

    Radio producer

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    Rick Hess

    American Enterprise Institute

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