Democrat AG Dana Nessel threatened to ban President Trump from Michigan if he refused to wear a mask on a tour of a Ford plant. He didn’t wear one during much of the tour and so said that she would say that he is no longer welcome in the state.
She appeared on CNN after the event and said that it was “extremely disappointing” and “speaking on behalf of her office, that’s right” when asked “is the president no longer welcome in Michigan?”
WATCH: Michigan AG @DanaNessel jumps on CNN outraged that President Trump did not wear a face mask in public
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 21, 2020
Says she may bring charges against Ford for not forcing Trump to wear a mask at production plant
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In the appearance, Nessel called Trump a “petulant child” and said that the situation is “not a joke.” She took to her twitter to solicit donations for because she said that she cares about the safety of Michiganders and he does not.
Trump refused to wear a face mask during his tour of the Ford plant in Ypsilanti today, despite numerous requests that he do so. Trump does not care about the safety of Michiganders. Luckily, we have an attorney general who does. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/danavstrump
Trump refused to wear a face mask during his tour of the Ford plant in Ypsilanti today, despite numerous requests that he do so. Trump does not care about the safety of Michiganders. Luckily, we have an attorney general who does.https://t.co/RikMGXuHp7 pic.twitter.com/bfmkTokZcV
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) May 21, 2020
CBS White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reported that he said, “I wore one before, but I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.” She made sure to share a picture of him not wearing a mask as soon as she could on Twitter and acted like it was a big reveal.
On his decision to go maskless: “I wore one before,” the President said. “But I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”
— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) May 21, 2020
Mr. Trump said at one point during the tour he also wore goggles.
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