Wemos d1 mini pro will not connect when powered via 5v pin

Sorry for the confusion.
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Something like this is what I had the micro Usb plugged in to and it worked.
I used the same thing but ran the 5v+ wire and grnd wire coming out of it directly to the 5v and grnd pins on the wemos and it did not work. I would think the wemos should have been getting the same amount of power both ways it was connected, but obviously something wasn't right.