joining me now is phil rutger. he is co-author of "very stable genius." both are msnbc medical contributors let me start with you i had the mayor of miami on yesterday and there is a focus on politics that is undeniable an inability to describe the governor of florida as not constructi constructive i'm wondering what it sounds like to you. why are we worried about rates instead of trying to extinguish the virus? >> if is quite inex-politicbplie we have been as consistent as possible it is flagg flabbergasting to m that they're not -- it boggles my mind their not being held accountable. as a licensed physician in i conducted mize the way our president or the governor or florida is behaving, talking about medications that are not fda approved for some medications, promoting injection of household disinfectants, i would lose my medical license. i'm held to a certain standard that apparently our elected officials are not. it is harming and endangering lives from a disease that is preventable. cover your face and maintain physical distance, it's that simple, n

joining me is phillip rutger. phil, let me ask you about this.dent has stuck closely to his base but increasingly forced to confront reality like what seemed to be a little bit of a change in his stance in terms of wearing masks. is there any potential for change from this president? >> there's always potential for change. i'm not sure it's in the cards necessarily. if movement on mask was nuanced. he, himself, refuses to wear one public. he's ever known to have worn one once and photographed backstage in that instance. he's not modelling the kind of behavior that droctors fauci an birx would like to see our nation's leaders model. it comes at a moment where the science shows that wearing mask works to help control the spread of this virus which is spreading beyond control in so many states around the country and in particular in republican led states that trump carried in the last campaign. a lot of his supporters are the ones bearing the brunt of the crisis right now. >> it comes as we prepare for the president to head out to south dakota. they

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