Ford officials were reportedly 'surprised' when Trump took his mask off during a tour of their Michigan factory

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• CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang tweeted that sources told her Trump was asked to wear a mask while touring a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan on Thursday and officials were "surprised" when he took it off. 
• Jiang added that sources told her Ford officials "just went with it" after Trump took the mask off and said it was Trump's "decision" to do so.
• During a Q&A session following his tour on Thursday, Trump admitted that he wore a mask during a portion of the visit but said he "didn't want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it." 
• Trump has not been seen wearing a mask in public, despite CDC guidelines suggesting that people wear face coverings "in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain."
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President Donald Trump's decision to take his mask off while touring a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan on Thursday reportedly came as a surprise to Ford officials who asked him to wear one. 

CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang tweeted that sources told her Bill Ford asked Trump to wear a mask, and officials were "surprised" when he took it off. 

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