WASHINGTON, June 15 — President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week faced new headwinds today after the local newspaper and a top public health official said the event should be delayed due to risk of spreading the coronavirus. “This is the wrong time,” the Tulsa...
The coronavirus pandemic forced Trump to shelve his rally schedule. — Reuters pic
“We don’t know why he chose Tulsa, but we can’t see any way that his visit will be good for the city.”“It will be our health care system that will have to deal with whatever effects follow,” it said. “Almost One Million people request tickets for the Saturday Night Rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma!” he said. However, the coronavirus pandemic forced Trump to shelve his rally schedule, putting a serious dent in his reelection strategy.An initial plan to reopen the rallies in Tulsa this Friday, June 19, was criticszed because this would coincide with the annual “Juneteenth” commemorations for the end of slavery in the United States.
Yesterday, Tulsa’s health department director Bruce Dart also called for a delay to the Saturday event, citing the coronavirus risk.
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