UPDATED. US President Donald Trump returned Saturday, June 20, to one of his favorite spots — a campaign rally stage — defying the pandemic and attacking Democratic rivals at an event with crowds far smaller than promised.
HEALTH RISK. US President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the BOK Center on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP
The event — which the White House promised would be flooded with up to 100,000 people, but actually did not fill the 19,000-seat arena where Trump spoke — has emerged as a flashpoint in the pandemic era.that saw continued economic woes tied to the pandemic, nationwide protests over racial injustice, the toppling of Confederate and other statues and critics including former aides savaging his performance.
And he suggested that the"double-edged sword" of comprehensive coronavirus testing had led to the United States having the world's highest number of cases. Trump nevertheless reverted to full-on campaign mode, reviving themes that dominated his 2016 campaign: smearing immigrants, building a wall on the southern border, demanding flag burners be sentenced to jail, and highlighting a rising stock market.
The stakes Saturday could not have been higher — both for the health of thousands spending hours at the arena and for Trump's political fortunes, five months before an election in which he trails in the polls.
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