2020-09-08 | Coronavirus: Trump tells reporter to remove mask at White House event
'WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump requested a White House reporter remove his mask when asking a question during a Monday news conference at the White House because he had trouble understanding him. '
'"We're asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask," Trump said then. '
'Trump, who was not wearing a mask during the outdoor news conference on the North Portico of the White House, has vacillated on the issue of mask wearing. '
'More:Donald Trump goes maskless in Kenosha, and urges others to do so despite COVID-19 orderMason is a former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. '
'Later in the news conference, the president compliments another reporter who asked a question without a mask covering his mouth. '
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the mask like the kepi stays on for reporters