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Alaska Airlines issues statement regarding fabricated “Trump mask” story
On June 24, 2021, Seattle outdoorswoman Sara Gamache was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after a dispute regarding her mask. On July 3, political blog Must Read Alaska owner Suzanne Downing published a fabricated account of the incident, falsely claiming that Gamache had been removed merely because she had worn a “Trump 2020” mask. In fact, according to video and a statement issued by Gamache herself, Gamache had attempted to wear a prohibited mesh mask, argued with flight attendants, and then donned a mask with a Trump 2020 logo and the text “Fuck your feelings.” Alaska Airlines policy prohibits the “wearing or display of offensive, threatening, or intimidating statements or symbols.”