Mass gatherings and shootings marked the start of the Memorial Day holiday, as Americans and government officials tried to make sense of changing rules regarding social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Welcoming warming temperatures during what’s normally the start of a busy summer tourism season, hundreds of boaters came out Sunday in droves on the Charleston Harbor in South Carolina for a massive Memorial Day weekend parade in support of President Trump.
“We got slammed. Disney is closed, Universal is closed.
“This is one of our big weekends. Everyone knows that," Osage Beach Mayor John Olivarri said Monday in response to the viral images, according to"So, if people made the conscientious decision to come down here and to participate at whatever level they elect to participate, they have made that decision.”
According to WCIV reporter Greg Brzozowski: “Starting at noon Sunday during Memorial Day weekend, boaters paraded through Charleston to support President Trump for hours, displaying flags, signs, and more while going from the Coast Guard station by the Battery downtown to Johns Island.”
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