Campaign officials reportedly hope the return of the rallies will distract Trump from destructive online behavior, citing zero past examples
Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Though live entertainment is still on pause throughout the country, the president is reviving his favorite show for a summer tour: On Wednesday, Trump announced he would be holding his first rally since March 2, when he was still comparing the coronavirus to the flu. Over three months and 112,000 American deaths later, he will hold a campaign rally on June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a new crisis to dismiss.
Amidst the outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the choice of the date and location for the rally may not be coincidental. Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 on which slaves in Texas were informed of the Emancipation Proclamation; the oldest holiday celebrating the end of slavery, it is celebrated in all but four states.
Trump’s inevitable rally comment on the unrest over police brutality is just one crisis swirling around the gathering in Tulsa. As states continue to set records for new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing together thousands of people in one location could set the grounds for a local spike in transmission. With the efficacy of masks almost fully established among scientific researchers, risk could be mitigated if attendees wore PPE, as protestors throughout the country have made careful note to.
A campaign official told Fox News on Wednesday that the site was chosen because Oklahoma was already in phase three of its reopening, which still requires “large venues” to “operate under limited physical distancing protocols.” Trump also announced that he would soon hold rallies in Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina — states that are currently experiencing spikes in new cases.
Hopefully, the site in Tulsa will be safe enough for one of the reported rationales for the return of the MAGA rallies.
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