President Donald Trump visits Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on July 11, 2020. (Alex Edelman / AFP via Getty Images)
So, could it be that what he’s fearing Is gobs of orange makeup smearing? Could that be why he takes the view That wearing masks is up to you? And why he mocks as sissies those Who cover up the mouth and nose, So even some not in his base Now emulate his unmasked face? A shame so many die so he Can keep his visage blemish-free.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”