Not even Donald Trumps ego was strong enough to get him to wear a mask during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic , according to one former staffer.

During Thursdays episode of The View, co-host and former White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin recounted how she tried unsuccessfully to use flattery to get Trump to put on a protective face covering.

I remember telling him he looked cool in the mask, Farah Griffin told the days guest, Dr. Anthony Fauci .

I remember, yeah! replied Fauci, who was the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the Trump presidency.

I thought that might appeal to him, and he might be like, OK, fine, Ill wear it, Farah Griffin said. Didnt work.

Nice try, Alyssa, Fauci remarked.