Former President Trump Urges Supporters To Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Former President Trump on Tuesday urged his supporters to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as concern grows over polls showing GOP vaccine hesitancy.
Making a rare media appearance on Fox News, Trump said he would “recommend” the shots that are currently being distributed but added a caveat about respecting individual freedoms.
“I would recommend it, and I would recommend it to a lot of people who don’t want to get it and a lot of people who voted for me, frankly, and we have our freedoms, and we have to live by that, and I agree with that also,” he told Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo, adding that “it’s a great vaccine, and it’s a safe vaccine.”
The comments mark the first time that the former president has openly advocated for his followers to get a coronavirus shot. Vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson have been authorized in the U.S., with more than 110 million doses administered so far.
