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Trump visits masks factory in Arizona but declines to wear one

White House medical experts promote masks as a crucial tool in fighting the viral spread

Published: May 06, 2020 09:14 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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20200506 trump — US President Donald Trump visited a mask-making factory in his first major trip since the coronavirus lockdown began - but again refused to wear a face covering himself. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-05-05T222302Z_1503095580_RC2MIG9D40Y9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1588741856542 — U.S. President Donald Trump points at a face mask being shown to him by Honeywell's Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Tony Stallings. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 913472-01-08-1588741849828 — US President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks in Phoenix, Arizona. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 913428-01-08-1588741847276 — Trump flew all the way to Phoenix, Arizona, to celebrate the workers at a Honeywell plant churning out masks for healthcare workers during the pandemic that has killed about 70,000 Americans so far. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 913760-01-08-1588741842416 — His audience sat masked in compliance with US government recommendations and their own company rule, which was clearly displayed on a sign in the facility reading: "Please wear your mask at all times." Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-05-05T221108Z_1404256156_RC2MIG9RZVIO_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1588741853018 — Trump had teased as he left Washington that he might finally cover his face, as long as it was what he called a "mask environment." Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 913755-01-08-1588741834430 — Instead, in a short speech given against a backdrop of boxes filled with new masks, Trump kept to his new focus of playing down the dangers from COVID-19 and building up his push to reopen the economy. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 913427-01-08-1588741844844 — A worker at a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks in Phoenix, Arizona. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 913758-01-08-1588741839907 — White House medical experts and even First Lady Melania Trump promote masks as a crucial tool in fighting the viral spread. But the president, tuned closely into his loyal right-wing base, has used his massive visibility to downplay the need. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 913757-01-08-1588741837063 — US President Donald Trump speaks to people at a Honeywell International Inc. factory during his first trip since widespread COVID-19 related lockdowns went into effect in Phoenix, Arizona Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-05-05T225138Z_875909164_RC2MIG9A11BJ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1588741826595 — Trump looks at an assembly line machine manufacturing protective masks being shown to him by Honeywell's Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Tony Stallings. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Trump_73414.jpg-3ece2~1-1588741864234 — Trump watches masks being made as he participates in a tour of a Honeywell International plant in Phoenix, Arizona. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-05-05T223234Z_1345998856_RC2MIG9N62LG_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1588741860811 — Trump points as he watches workers on the assembly line manufacturing protective masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Trump_36523.jpg-41e7b-1588741828949 — Donald Trump and Tony Stallings listens to a worker during a tour of a Honeywell International plant. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-05-06T000717Z_1834222138_RC2OIG9TJVDG_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1588741831839 — Donald Trump watches manufacturing workers create protective face masks in an assembly line during his visit in Phoenix, Arizona. Image Credit: REUTERS

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