CNN's John Berman doesn't look like he buys Andy Slavitt's explanation for Joe Biden et al. continuing to mask up (neither does Andy Slavitt) [video]

Yesterday, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris — who are both full vaccinated against COVID19 — socially distantly sat down with a few other masked people in the Oval Office:

.⁦@POTUS⁩ quipped that he would just “snap my fingers” to reach a compromise between the two sides. pic.twitter.com/bsj8uV9EHe

— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) May 12, 2021

This morning, CNN’s John Berman asked Andy Slavitt, White House Senior Director for COVID Response, to explain why, exactly, Joe Biden felt compelled to wear a mask despite being fully vaccinated:

W.H.’s @ASlavitt unable to explain why administration officials continue wearing masks despite being vaccinated.

“I’m not sure the president is the average person … There’s a lot of protection around the president — why does he need lots of Secret Service agents?" pic.twitter.com/tb7ZB4PcZB

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 13, 2021

John Berman doesn’t look like he’s buying Andy Slavitt’s explanation. Andy Slavitt doesn’t even look like he’s buying Andy Slavitt’s explanation.

Because seriously, what even is Andy Slavitt’s explanation?

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— Scott Harvey (@sdharv19) May 13, 2021

Makes total sense. Glad he explained it so eloquently 🤡

— pastrysheriff (@pastrysheriff1) May 13, 2021

"Belt and suspenders". 😂😂😂

— Bicycle Boy (@mcandrus) May 13, 2021

I couldn’t believe he compared masks to the secret service. Just amazing.

— Rusty Kuhl 😃 (@HumphreyPT) May 13, 2021

Can Secret Service agents be shrunk into Biden's bloodstream? Is this Fantastic Voyage? #Error404 pic.twitter.com/15JYLKqEk3

— David Morgan (@StarCoreOne02) May 13, 2021

The White House Senior Advisor to COVID Response doesn’t understand that masks don’t protect the wearer? pic.twitter.com/l1mtZv678V

— Jeremy Lowe (@ConfiscateDeez) May 13, 2021

So why haven't we masked presidents for decades?

— Brand (@FrayedEnds21) May 13, 2021

The vaccines work. Why does the president of the United States keep acting like they don't? https://t.co/mU8CTymrlP

— Stop scolding me, I'm vaccinated (@jtLOL) May 13, 2021

It’s all theatre.

— Angry_Traveler (@Angry_Traveler) May 13, 2021

Pathetic. https://t.co/Pk7pLN0Hnf

— Matt (@MattF40) May 13, 2021