Trump says he wore a mask 'backstage' at the Honeywell facility, further showing how oddly similar the event was to his campaign rallies or a TV appearance

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• President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, said he wore a face mask for part of his visit to the Honeywell facility on Tuesday. 
• The President said, he had a mask on "backstage" when there were no cameras rolling. 
• A Honeywell spokesperson said Trump and visitors were tested for the coronavirus prior to the visit and were allowed to not wear masks. 
• However, some were critical of Trump's usage of the word "backstage" as well as the music that played that made the event reminiscent of a Trump rally.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he, in fact, did wear a mask while visiting the Honeywell facility in Phoenix, Arizona, CNN reported. 

"Well, you don't need one in this territory. And as you know, we were far away from people, from the people making the masks,"  Trump, said of his tour of Honeywell, NBC News reported.  

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