Trump held an election rally, despite quarantine: 6 employees of the organizing committee revealed COVID-19

US President Donald Trump, contrary to the recommendations of experts warning about the dangers of mass infection, held the first election rally in three months. On the day of the six employees of the organizing committee revealed COVID-19, writes with the BBC.

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The first three-month mass rally of Trump supporters in the White House was announced a week ago. In mid-March, the election headquarters of candidates for the presidency refused public events. The most likely Democratic candidate from the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, is still running an election campaign from his home in Delaware, communicating with supporters only by video link.

President Trump, in turn, has repeatedly complained that the ban on mass gatherings diminishes his chances of re-election, saying that his supporters are eager to meet with him.

To hold the first election rally after a long break, Trump's electoral headquarters chose the BOK Center stadium in Tulsa (Oklahoma), which seats almost 20 thousand people.

Trump's headquarters first announced that the event would be held on June 19. On this day, the African American community in the United States celebrates a holiday called Juneteenth and marks the final abolition of slavery in the United States. After numerous protests by politicians and activists, Trump's campaign headquarters rescheduled the event until June 20.

On the eve of the state, a new outbreak of coronavirus diseases was registered and, as experts warned, a meeting of Trump supporters in one stadium could lead to a new outbreak.

“I think it's an honor for Tulsa that a sitting president wants to visit us, just not during a pandemic,” said head of the health department of the city of Brat Dart. “I am concerned that we will not be able to provide security for the people who gather for a large indoor event, and I am also concerned that we will not be able to provide security for the president himself.”

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On the morning of the day it became known that tests for coronavirus in six employees of the organizing committee of the event showed a positive result. They were immediately isolated, and, as explained at the Trump election headquarters, all participants in the rally measured the temperature in front of the arena and gave out masks and sanitizers.

Everyone who wanted to attend the event should have signed an official paper stating that they would not sue Trump's election headquarters if they became infected with coronavirus.

Many supporters of the US president arrived in Tulsa a few days before the rally and, in anticipation of a meeting with Trump, settled in campers and tents near the stadium. Nevertheless, it was not possible to fill the arena entirely; several sectors were empty. Because of this, Trump had to cancel pre-scheduled performances outside the stadium: on the eve of his campaign headquarters, he announced that the president wants to appeal to his supporters who can’t get into the arena.

Trump campaign spokesman Tim Marteau blamed it on "radical protesters who have teamed up with the media's constant attack on us to intimidate the president's supporters."

Near the stadium, police actually detained several demonstrators wearing “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts. In recent weeks, these very words spoken by African-American George Floyd, who died after being detained by police in Minnesota, have become a symbol of protests in the United States.

Several groups of protesters, including anarchists and supporters of the Antifa movement, also gathered in the city, but they were not allowed near the stadium.

A few days before the Trump rally claimedthat his headquarters received at least a million applications from those wishing to participate in the event, but, according to journalists, a little more than 10 thousand people gathered at the stadium.

“I saved hundreds of thousands of lives!”

“You are all fighters,” the US President addressed his supporters, opening the rally. “There are very bad people protesting outside.” They did very bad things."

The vast majority of those gathered at the meeting with the president did not wear masks. Without her, Trump himself was.

In his speech, the head of the White House criticized “Sleepy Joe,” as he usually calls his opponent Joe Biden, “radical leftists” and the “enemy media,” and called on his supporters to “repel all enemies.”

He reiterated that the current epidemic was caused by the “Chinese virus,” calling it Kung-Flu, in consonance with the martial art of “kung fu.” In America, such a play on words is considered by many to be a manifestation of racism.

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According to Trump, his administration managed to cope with the epidemic, and he believes that the number of tests should be reduced. According to the president, it is the increased number of tests caused the growth of diseases in the south and west of the USA.

“You know, the test is a double-edged sword,” the president said. “That's the bad part: when you test on this scale, more cases are found. So I asked my people: please slow down the testing.”

This statement provoked the indignation of many media and activists, but the head of the White House himself praised his work on the fight against the virus very highly.

“I did a phenomenal job,” Trump said of his own actions during the epidemic. “I saved hundreds of thousands of lives!”

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