Trump Says He Wore Mask at Honeywell Plant Until Told Not To

President Donald Trump said he briefly put on a face mask during a tour of a Honeywell International Inc. mask factory on Tuesday, out of sight of cameras -- until the company’s leader told him he didn’t need it.

Trump declined to wear a mask during a tour of the Phoenix plant, despite signs inside the facility reminding visitors that they should wear the face coverings. Some public health experts say that Trump’s refusal to wear a mask undermines federal recommendations that Americans cover their faces in public to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Donald Trump tours a Honeywell factory in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 5.

Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

But on Wednesday, Trump told reporters ...