To the editor:

The significance of Trump wearing—or not wearing—a mask has taken on a life of its own.

His defiance of all experts’ recommendations on almost every issue is a pattern. He’s never manifested any concern for others and is consistently focused entirely on himself.

He is and always has been oblivious and dismissive of others. His refusal, until recently, to wear a mask is just the latest example.

Sometimes, a mask is just a mask.

Judy Brooks, Sherman Oaks

Note from KBJ: Stop projecting your indifference to others onto President Trump, Judy.