President Trump has something of an obsession with big crowds, frequently boasting about the size of his rallies compared with those of Joe Biden, his Democratic rival for November's presidential election.
The president refrained from commenting on the rally as the dust settled the following morning, tweeting only to deliver a Father's Day greeting.
She added that families"didn't want to bring – couldn't bring – their children because of concerns of the protesters."But reporters on the ground said they saw no problems for people trying to get in. But Trump mentioned neither, instead choosing to fan the flames of racial animus with an anti-Chinese designation of COVID-19 as the"Kung Flu."And on the coronavirus, he was roundly criticized for claiming that the"double-edged sword" of comprehensive testing had led to the United States having the world's highest number of cases."So I said to my people, 'slow the testing down.
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