Does This Photo Show Trump Wearing a Protective Mask?







The U.S. president went without a mask for much of his visit to a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan in late spring 2020. 







































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['A photograph shows U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a protective face mask during a visit to a Ford manufacturing plant in spring 2020.', 'In the days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to a Ford manufacturer in Michigan on May 21, 2020, the company informed the White House that face masks would be required for all visitors. This request proved somewhat controversial, however, as Trump had thus far refused to wear a mask in public during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, despite recommendations from health officials.', 'The majority of videos and photographs from the visit showed Trump touring the facility, delivering a speech, and speaking with Ford executives — all without a face covering. So when a photograph emerged supposedly showing Trump wearing a face mask during this visit, some viewers were surprised and skeptical of the sight:', 'Trump does NOT want you to share this picture of him wearing a mask… pic.twitter.com/vCO06D0Ud6', '— William LeGate (@williamlegate) May 22, 2020', '', 'As it turns out, this is a genuine photograph of Trump wearing a face mask during part of his visit to a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan.', 'Executive Chairman Bill Ford confirmed that Trump “wore a mask during a private viewing of three Ford GTs from over the years. The president later removed the mask for the remainder of the visit.”', 'Mark Truby, Ford chief communications officer, said, “The subject of a face mask came up. Bill said it would be great if you could wear one. Trump then retrieved one from his personal staff with a White House seal on it, and then they proceeded to visit.”', 'Trump also confirmed that he work a mask during a portion of the visit. Trump told reporters that he wore a mask in the “back area,” but that he removed his mask because he “didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.” Trump then showed the press his mask and said that he took it off because he was giving a speech:', 'Gregorian, Dareh. \xa0 “Trump Wears Mask with Presidential Seal During Part of Ford Plant Tour.”\n\xa0 \xa0 NBC News. \xa0 21 May 2020.', 'Howard, Phoebe. \xa0 “Ford Wows President Trump with $750,000 Supercar: ‘I Want To Buy One’.”\n\xa0 \xa0 The Detroit Free Press. \xa0 21 May 2020.', 'Walters, Joanna. \xa0 “Donald Trump Goes Without Mask at Michigan Ford Plant Despite Company Request.”\n\xa0 \xa0 The Guardian. \xa0 22 May 2020.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', 'A complete story is rarely told in a headline.', 'Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.', 'In August 2019, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after an encounter with police officers in Aurora, Colorado.', 'A chaotic scene in St. Louis sparked outrage, memes, and confusion.', 'Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges connected to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.', 'The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.', "The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.", 'You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', '© 1995 - 2020 by Snopes Media Group Inc.', 'This material may not be reproduced without permission.', 'Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com']
Does This Photo Show Trump Wearing a Protective Mask?