Masks will be 'optional' at Trump's first official rally during the coronavirus pandemic
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Keep America Great Rally at Kellogg Arena December 18, 2019, in Battle Creek, Michigan.President Donald Trump will hold his first rally since the coronavirus pandemic hit the US, but face coverings will be "optional" at the massive indoor gathering on June 20.
"Masks will be optional and people will be able to wear them if they bring them or want them," McDanielin a Monday morning interview. "The American people can make decisions for themselves, we're all pretty informed about Covid at this point." The guidance coming from the GOP flies in the face of the federal government's own recommendations regarding masks and social distancing to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump rallies, like the nationwide anti-racism protests, feature chanting and shouting, which exacerbates the spread of the virus. that the media is "is trying to Covid Shame us on our big Rallies," by reporting on concerns expressed by health officials. Tulsa's top public health official and other locals have urged the president to cancel the rally over Covid-19 concerns. The city's major newspaper, Tulsa World, argued that it's both "the wrong time" and "the wrong place" for a Trump rally.
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