Trump cheered by golf club guests as he says they don't have to wear masks

Donald Trump was loudly cheered by guests at one of his golf clubs when he told the media they were not required to wear face masks because they were attending a "political event".

As the US recorded 160,000 deaths from the coronavirus and the disease’s spread shows little evidence of slowing, the president defended guests at one of his golf clubs, many of them not wearing face masks, who had shown up to watch a press conference.

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