clucking , clucking , cluck , puk puk pukaaak — that ’s the sound a Ford makes , apparently .
On Tuesday , the motorcar maker allowed Donald Trump to roam its Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti , Michigan without wear a masquerade party during the heart of the coronavirus pandemic . That ’s despite Ford saying it had previously informed the White House that all visitors to the facility would be take to wear masks and the Michigan state attorney general ’s insistence that itis require by law . The president , as well asVice President Mike Pence , have made a big point out of not wearing the mask in what is eithermacho political posturingor a real opinion that they are special and everyone else can go make love themselves .
In remarks to reporters during the sojourn , Trump claimed to have been wearing a mask in the “ back area ” of the works , despite exonerated photographic evidence to the reverse and the fact that the president made those input , maskless , inside the plant . Trump further insisted that he had deliberately taken off the mask before talking with reporters as a funny footling fuck you to trigger the libs , as he did n’t “ want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it . ”
The president touring a Ford plant in Michigan without a mask on 18 March 2025.Screenshot: Fox News Now (Twitter)
As it turns out , even if Trump did wear a mask at some head during the spell , he plainly remove it right away after looking at some Ford GTs .
trumpet told reporters he don a masque in the " back domain " of the Ford plant life . Here ’s a photo of him in the back area of the Ford works without a mask.pic.twitter.com/aAR6Sxljgz
— Aaron Rupar ( @atrupar)May 21 , 2020
" turn a loss My faith " is the current playlist track for Trump ’s Ford visitpic.twitter.com/BgRzxktoMG
— Timothy Burke ( @bubbaprog)May 21 , 2020
President Trump explains why he did n’t wear a masque at the Ford plant in Michigan , despite troupe insurance . He also claims he did have on a mask – and register it – when he was out of the sight of the press.pic.twitter.com/UNSIHYffWh
— Kelly Daschle ( @kellydaschle)May 21 , 2020
“ [ Executive chairperson ] Bill Ford encouraged President Trump to wear down a mask when he arrive , ” a Ford spokesperson told Gizmodo in a statement . “ He wore a masquerade party during a private viewing of three Ford GTs from over the years . The President afterwards polish off the masque for the remainder of the visit . ”
When inquire about whether the company ’s policy prohibited the president from walk around the readiness without a masque , Ford told reporter , “ It ’s up to him . ”
lolpic.twitter.com/pCVcU8Fh6F
Not only has the president systematically refused to outwear a mask in public , contravening public health guidelines issued by Union scientist , the White House has also experienced multiple compositor’s case of coronavirus — raise the question of how theU.S. is ready for reopeningwhen it ca n’t even keep somebody with the virus from working in the same edifice as the president . Trump has alsoclaimed to be takinghydroxychloroquine , an experimental and unproved coronavirus treatment , and on Tuesday heflubbed his way arounda question as to what his latest examination for the virus discover . He ’s also know for his completely undiscerningselection of medical adviceandthe extremum lengthshe ’s unforced to go to conceal the details of his personal wellness .
“ I test very positively , ” Trump told reporters . “ In another mother wit … I prove positively towards disconfirming . I test utterly this morning . substance , I tested negative . ”
President Trump explain the results of his most recent coronavirus test : “ I tested very positively … . in another sense … I tested positively towards negative … I tested perfectly this morning . substance , I tested negative.”pic.twitter.com/VE8rVT09ny
— Vladimir Duthiers ( @vladduthiersCBS)May 21 , 2020
At a press conference during the event , Trump alsotook the opportunityto launch into a free - sort , totally tongue-tied opinion exercise about fictional voter turnout “ harvest ” he believes results from give up citizen to vote by chain armour .
praise to@Fordfor patronise this insane , completely delusional rantpic.twitter.com/dPyyPFEc8D
“ We do n’t desire to have vote by mail , ” Trump told reporter , before chip at out an granting immunity for himself . “ Now , if you ’re president of the United States and you live in Florida and you ’re not able to be there , you should be capable to ship in a vote . ”
Healso remarkedthat Henry Ford , whocooperated with the Nazisand evenreceived a medalfrom them , had “ just bloodlines , good pedigree . You believe in that stuff ? You got honorable bloodline . ”
Update : 5/22/202 at 1:00 a.m. ET : Here are some photos of Trump in a mask , before that whole thing where he took it off and walk around the Ford manufactory without a mask for the repose of the sojourn , thus fully negating whatever concession to health guideline he made in the first place .
Trump wore a mask and the medium still flipped out.pic.twitter.com/M96QlxLesb
— Caleb Hull ( @CalebJHull)May 21 , 2020
Now THAT was n’t so hard , was it ?
Spanky FINALLY wore a mask , but took it off quickly because he hates how it await on him .
Be a shame if this pic run viral.#TrumpMaskpic.twitter.com / Sg5q1IY1hF
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! ☮ ️ ( @mmpadellan)May 22 , 2020
We ’d like to congratulate the president for his dogged persistence in , once again , finding the unfit possible root to this position .
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