One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar.
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at an airport hangar. But with the virus looming over the race, the president for the first time acknowledged even the theoretical possibility of defeat.
The president’s supporters stood shoulder to shoulder, most not wearing face masks that health experts say can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, which has killed more than 181,000 Americans. On Friday, more than 45,000 new cases were reported in the U.S. Brenda Guvin, a retiree from Londonderry, was one of those who did make it inside. She wore a red Trump face mask that had been distributed by the campaign — wrapped around her wrist — and said she wasn't worried about standing in the packed crowd without a mask.
“When it was over, you saw when it was over? The thugs outside because the Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C.,” Trump said. “It’s another Democrat that’s not believing in law and order and you know we give Washington, D.C., a lot of money to run it, but they don’t do a good job of running it.
“We’re going to have an unbelievable year unless somebody stupid gets elected and raises your taxes,” Trump said. “Well, it’s a different kind of a speech,” Trump said. “Tonight I’m in New Hampshire and we can wing it.”
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