WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is aiming to resume campaign rallies in the coming weeks, though the locations and coronavirus precautions still are being worked out.
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Trump’s rally schedule came to a sudden halt three months ago when the COVID-19 pandemic largely shuttered the nation, but the president has been eager to get back on the campaign trail and resume the rallies that have been the hallmark of his political career.
The president’s eagerness to resume rallies comes as internal and public surveys show his reelection campaign against Democrat Joe Biden is struggling. He’s also looking for a campaign reset as the nation tries to adjust to a new normal after contending with the virus, a teetering economy and weeks of nationwide protests against racial injustice.
“Americans are ready to get back to action and so is President Trump. The Great American Comeback is real and the rallies will be tremendous,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said Monday in a statement. “You’ll again see the kind of crowds and enthusiasm that Sleepy Joe Biden can only dream of.”
Campaign officials said the precise format and locations for the rallies remain to be determined, as many states — and federal guidelines — still caution against holding mass gatherings, particularly in enclosed spaces. It was unclear what specific precautions would be implemented to protect the 73-year-old president and attendees from the potential spread of the coronavirus at rallies.
Trump rallies traditionally pack tens of thousands of people into arenas or outdoor amphitheaters in conditions that would not meet federal social distancing guidelines.
Trump announced last week that he was pulling the public portions of the 2020 GOP convention from Charlotte after North Carolina would not guarantee that he would be allowed to fill an arena with mask-less supporters. GOP officials are visiting other cities to determine if they could host the president’s acceptance speech when he is renominated.
Some Trump aides have tried to temper the president’s enthusiasm for holding events before large crowds, warning of negative media coverage should any attendees subsequently come down with the virus.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death. The coronavirus has killed more than 110,000 Americans in a matter of months.
Trump is set to resume campaign fundraisers this week, with smaller high-dollar events in Dallas and at his private club in New Jersey. The roughly two dozen attendees at each fundraiser will be administered COVID-19 tests before entering the events, which will also benefit the Republican National Committee.
His rallies are not going to save him. Right now, the biggest enemy to Trump, is no other than Trump with his horrible Twitter attacks on people. For instance, it was only today, that he attacked General Colin Powell, who oversaw the victory of the Coalition forces in the First Gulf War. Powell had a distinguished military career, including several tours in Vietnam, and saving the life of a GI, who was wounded, by carrying him on his back, during combat. Yet, Trump had the gall to call Powell “pathetic”, because Powell decided not to back Trump this year. Anyone who publicly disagrees with Trump, ends up on his —- list.
Cheers..!!!!!
Watch ’em line up the day before.. On with rallies Prez.
We love ya..
Police say that blue lives matter. This means that police consider themselves blue. Therefore, we will now refer to them as “Smurfs”. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
FOUR MORE YEARS of being the GREATEST PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Remember that Romney got filthy rich by sending work overseas , never giving a penny’s wage to black people. This jealous loser is now a Utah liar.
The deal he gives Bibi is great… !!!!!!
We all support it, loser..
Start kneeling on Ocean Oarkway lefti -zyddel.
You go President Trump.
Call out our cowardly putrid political leaders.
It’s on !
Will the first 15 Covid Virus folks show up at his Nurenburg rally? Maybe the 110,000 dead will. Who will he insult, berate and threaten there? Where’s his new Roy Cohn?
great that rallies will restart.. Hope that no one wears a mask
Powell is a distinguished liar. No more, no less. Where are those weapons Colin? His buddy Dummy George is no less of a liar. All these phonies can join the Democratic party. We do not need them
Why not ? If it’s ok to attend BLM rallies why not trump ? And no violence or looting from trump rallies
Trump thrives on these MAGGOT rallies. Only committed Trump supporters, aka Trumpanzees, attend and it seems they constitute less than 40% of registered voters.
Of those who attend without social distancing, following Trump’s example of no mask some will be infected with Covad and it’s likely that some will die. At least they will have the satisfaction of seeing their cult leader up close.
Boroch ^^^
Pack a lunchbag and get out of my country.
You’ve been blabbing against it, and our president , and Israel , and capitalism for an eternity.
Move to China and enjoy Lo Mein with chop sticks.
Leave our country and good riddance.
Trump 2020
He will win by a landslide
All normal people are for him.
Subject: take a knee in remembrance of the six million Jews murdered and ask forgiveness? I do not think they will’ rabbi dr. Bernhard Rosenberg Rabbi for Trump and proud of it.
To the nasty commentator who wanted Trump fans to come to the Trump rally without masks so they should die of carona. I pray everyday that all those Jew hating BLM bums get corona as fast possible as they loot without masks. Long live Trump.
Trump is getting 98 per cent of Orthodox jewish vote plus many democrats who fear the new liberal fascists will switch to Trump. Everywhere I go and speak to liberal secular Jews they are going to vote Trump. Their businesses have been destroyed by liberal looters. I tell them it’s also because they are open shabbos.
Screw all of you New Yawkis who castigate the greatest President since Eisenhower!
NY and NJ are lost anyhow. There is the rest of the REAL United States that will deal with the reality which upon your ilk is so missed.
To: “Not Surprised”- What was so great about Dwight D. Eisenhower as President? He was the one who first sent “advisors” to South Vietnam in 1954, which eventually led to a full blown war. In 1957, he pressured Israel to withdraw its troops from the Sinai, without any guarantees of peace. Ten years later, after the Egyptians invaded the Sinai, resulting in the Six Day War, Eisenhower finally admitted that he made a mistake in forcing the Israelis to withdraw in 1957, since Ike threatened sanctions at the time.
All of you Trump supporters should follow him on Twitter and you will see how crazy the man actually is. Today he tweeted a fictional narrative that he heard on cable news from a Russian reporter claiming that the old man in Buffalo who was shoved to the ground by a cop fell harder than he was pushed and that he was an ANTIFA.
GOP members of Congress refuse to comment on the latest bizarre Trump tweet.
Follow him and decide if it’s 25th Amendment time.
I encourage all Trump voters to attend his rallies and follow his lead by not wearing facial masks or social distancing. Of course, I am not a Trump voter. And I hope Hashem forgives me for encouraging some people to risk their lives and the lives of their families.