Ford Backs Off Mask-Wearing Requirement for Trump’s Factory Tour
- White House will make its own determination, spokeswoman says
- Carmaker’s relations have been rocky since Trump’s 2016 run
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Ford Motor Co. is backpedaling from a policy that every visitor to its factories wear masks ahead of President Donald Trump’s tour of a components plant that it’s converted to a ventilator-making facility.
Personal protective equipment use is among the health requirements Ford has put in place at U.S. factories that restarted vehicle production this week. But although the automaker has shared its protocols with the administration, it will defer to the White House’s safety policies and determinations on Thursday, according to Rachel McCleery, a spokeswoman.