Trump says he'll wear a mask 'if' he's visiting a 'mask facility'

President Trump.
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When in a mask factory, do as the mask factory... makes?

President Trump has yet to be spotted wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending everyone do so. But Trump might don one on Tuesday if he happens to be visiting a mask factory, he said. He wasn't quite sure of where Air Force One was taking him.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.