“I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”

— Donald J. Trump

Trump commented on why he didn't wear a face mask as a protection against the coronavirus at a visit to a factory, as quoted in * 2020-05-21
Trump Goes Without Mask For Public Tour of Michigan Factory, Says He ‘Didn’t Want to Give the Press the Pleasure’ of Seeing Him Wearing One
Madeleine Carlisle, 2020, May
Source: https://time.com/5840833/trump-michigan-ford-plant-tour-mask/

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