were not required to wear masks, despite recommendations to do so by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and other science experts, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, masks were handed out and attendees were given temperature screenings (despite COVID-19 being able to be spread by asymptomatic individuals). Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle was also in attendance despite testing positive for the virus the same day. See also National Garden of American Heroes 2020 Salute to America COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota References External links President Trump's Remarks at Mt. Rushmore "Salute America" Event at c-span.org Remarks by President Trump at South Dakota’s 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration at whitehouse.gov July 2020 events in the United States Mount Rushmore Presidency of Donald Trump Trump administration controversies Fireworks in the United States