nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Trump Wears Mask In Public For First Time During Walter Reed Visit||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||"I love masks in the appropriate locations, " Trump said Saturday. The president's frequent refusal to wear a face covering has stoked controversy, especially as coronavirus cases rise across the U.S.

President Donald Trump wore a mask during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Saturday.



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Trump Wears Mask In Public For First Time During Walter Reed Visit

"I love masks in the appropriate locations," Trump said Saturday. The president's frequent refusal to wear a face covering has stoked controversy, especially as coronavirus cases rise across the U.S.