Trump told Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace he was against the mask mandate because he wanted people to have a "certain freedom."

"No, I want people to have a certain freedom, and I don't believe in that," Trump said. "No, and I don't agree with the statement that if everybody wear a mask, everything disappears. Hey, Dr. Fauci said, don't wear a mask. Our Surgeon General – terrific guy – said, don't wear a mask. Everybody who is saying don't wear a mask – all of sudden everybody's got to wear a mask, and as you know, masks cause problems, too. With that being said, I'm a believer in masks. I think masks are good."