Rick Hess

American Enterprise Institute

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Director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute; former teacher in the Louisiana public school system

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He did, apparently. Just not while posing for photographs.

Will President Trump ever wear a mask in public?

He did, apparently. Just not while posing for photographs.

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