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Abigail O'Leary

Donald Trump boasts he's a 'warrior' as he visits PPE factory without mask or gloves

Trump boasted he was a 'warrior' on his latest visit to a PPE factory where he was again pictured without a mask or gloves.

The President addressed workers at the Owens & Minor plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania without any protective equipment - despite his aides covering their face and hands.

After branding himself a "warrior", he said: "We are all warriors. Everyone in our country is a warrior.

"We have to because of what happened. It should have never happened. It should have been stopped at the source."

Trump shunned wearing PPE during the visit, despite two top White House aides testing positive for COVID-19 last week.

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Donald Trump opted not to wear PPE, despite his aides in masks and gloves (AFP via Getty Images)

US Vice President Mike Pence is 'self-isolating' away from the White House after an aide was diagnosed with the coronavirus, according to reports.

Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs tweeted Donald Trump's second in command was quarantining.

Pence has repeatedly tested negative, including on Sunday,for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the tweet added.

Trump spoke as the number of Americans infected passed 1.4million, with over 85,600 killed by Covid-19.

Trump has been recently criticised after suggesting injecting people with disinfectant could treat Covid-19.

President Donald Trump wore a pair of goggles at Honeywell's facility which manufactures protective face masks (REUTERS)

Medical experts attacked the president's comments and urged people not to inject any dangerous substance - as it could be fatal.

Dr Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and global health policy expert, added: “This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible, and it’s dangerous.”

Last week, Donald Trump awkwardly hugged an official after a failed handshake attempt on arriving in Phoenix, Arizona, and ignored compulsory mask signs as he toured a new medical mask factory.

On stepping off Air Force One, the president held out his hand as an official waited to greet him before quickly pulling it away and grasping the man's arms in a swift embrace.

He did not wear gloves or a mask during his visit to the Honeywell International Inc factory, which manufactures N95 face masks for healthcare workers.

Though he was photographed in a pair of goggles while observing an assembly line.

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