Trump says the goverment has reached a deal with 3M after contentious negotiations
President Trump announced Monday that the White House had reached an "very amicable" with 3M for the delivery of an additional "55.5 million high-quality face masks each month."
Speaking at the White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing, Trump said 3M would produce a total of 166.5 million masks -- nearly all N95s -- after Trump bashed the company last week.
"Mostly that's going to be for our front line health care workers," he said.
The company will make 55.5 million face masks per month, for a total of 166.6 million masks, Trump said at a White House press briefing, calling it a "very amicable agreement."
3M said in a statement Friday that the Trump administration asked it to stop exporting its U.S.-made respirator masks to Canadian and Latin American markets. The president criticized the company for continuing to sell some masks overseas.
"The 3M saga ends very happily," he said. "We're very proud now to be dealing with 3M."