Very few rally-goers wore masks and there was little social distancing.
US President Donald Trump hailed his supporters as"warriors" Saturday for defying the coronavirus and attacked his Democratic rivals at his first campaign rally in three months, an event with crowds far smaller than promised.
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. The president has downplayed the risk that the evening rally -- with thousands of shouting, cheering attendees -- might trigger a coronavirus outbreak, ignoring danger warnings by Tulsa health and municipal officials.
The stakes Saturday could not be higher -- both for the health of thousands spending hours at the arena and Trump's political fortunes five months before an election in which he trails in the polls. Dozens of Black Lives Matter protesters did gather at rally checkpoints and confronted attendees, but no violence was reported.
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