President Trump declared during an exclusive interview with 'Hannity' Wednesday that the coronavirus is 'fading away' as states continue to reopen and the president prepares for his first reelection campaign rally in months.
Later in the interview, Trump said that while the planned rally has drawn criticism over the apparent risk of spreading the virus, "nobody complained" about the risk posted by large urban protests in recent weeks following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
"You look at that and they were right on top of each other. Large numbers, pretty large numbers and they were right on top of each other," the president said. "And nobody complained, when you look at fake CNN and stuff." The president added that he had spoken with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and claimed the people of the state were "so excited about it [the rally] ... you have no idea. And we have had so many sign-ups, you know, there are lines of people now and we won't be there for three days."They have lines of people right now trying to get into the arena. I mean, they'll be there. They'll be early.
Trump told Hannity that his administration was working closely with governors to supply the states "with what they need," but vowed to keep the country open as local leaders work to contain the recent surge. "We are in great shape to put out -- I used to call them the embers of the flames, they flare up in certain areas -- but we will put them out very quickly and we won't be closing the country again," Trump said.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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