Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave after stepping off Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Washington. The Biden's traveled Monday to coastal Virginia to promote his plans to increase spending on education and children, part of his $1.8 trillion families proposal announced last week. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

WILMINGTON, Del. — One of President Joe Biden’s top White House advisers suggested that he’s still wearing a mask outdoors out of habit although the latest public health guidance says he doesn’t need it.

Questioned about Biden’s practice, senior adviser Anita Dunn told CNN that she realized that she was also still wearing her mask outdoors even after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fully vaccinated people like her and Biden can stop wearing masks outside when they’re alone or not among strangers.

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“I myself found that I was still wearing my mask outdoors this week, because it has become such a matter of habit,” Dunn said. “He’s always taken his role as sending a signal to follow the science very seriously.”