Trump, self-professed germaphobe, continues shaking hands amid coronavirus concerns

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Pres. Trump says he's not avoiding exposure while shaking hands and making appearances: 'If you don't shake hands they're not going to like you too much and I guess that's my business, I never thought I'd be a politician—I guess I'm a politician.'

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Tune into ABC News Live at noon ET every weekday for the latest news, context and analysis on the novel coronavirus, with the full ABC News team where we will try to answer your questions about the virus. President Donald Trump shakes hands with people at the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ disaster relief distribution center after touring tornado damage in Cookeville, Tenn., on March 6, 2020. Tornadoes ripped through Tennessee earlier in the week, leaving at least 25 people dead hours before the southern state voted in Super Tuesday primaries.For example, he shook citizens' hands at the Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ in Cookeville.

Later Friday, while visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a reporter asked him:"You are shaking a lot of hands today and taking close pictures, are you protecting yourself at all?"You know, I am a person that was never big on the hand shaking deal throughout my life. They used to criticize me for it or laugh about it or have fun with it.

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