Donald Trump refuses to wear mask, says 'didn't want to give press pleasure of seeing it'

US President Donald Trump, who has been spotted without a mask multiple times, on May 21 refused to wear one yet again while speaking to reporters. Trump claimed that he wore a face mask while touring facility but removed it while talking to press. US President reportedly said that he removed it as he didn't want to be photographed and seen with a mask. When Trump came outside he was seen without a mask but rest of employees and executives who were accompanying president were wearing face coverings. 

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As per reports, it was Ford executive Bill Ford who encourd president to wear a mask during his visit to factory that is producing ventilators to battle COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released on Ford's website, company said, "Bill Ford encourd President Trump to wear a mask when he arrived. He wore a mask during a private viewing of three Ford GTs from over years. President later removed mask for remainder of visit."

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Donald Trump has time and again stirred controversy by his strange remarks regarding COVID-19 outbreak. Trump first attracted national attention when he suggested injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus patients during a press briefing last months. n again, in May he said that he is taking antimalaria drug hydroxychloroquine daily which garnered a lot of criticism because it has t been recommended by any public health ncy to take medicine. 

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COVID-19 in US

United States remains  worst affected country in world with over 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 94,000 deaths. Donald Trump is receiving a lot of criticism over his handling of crisis as he is still keen on reopening ecomy, which experts believe is due to upcoming presidential election in vember. 

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