President Donald Trump kicked off a campaign rally on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to accuse the state's governor of using coronavirus restrictions to hurt his re-election chances in November
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – President Donald Trump kicked off a campaign rally on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to accuse the state's governor of using coronavirus restrictions to hurt his re-election chances in November.
Trump urged North Carolinians to vote against Gov. Roy Cooper and to instead vote for Republican Dan Forest because of the COVID restrictions. Trump said Biden"has now formed an unholy alliance" with the"radical left" by naming Harris to the Democratic ticket. Nearly a quarter of votes were cast by mail in 2016, but election officials expect a surge in mail-in ballots this year over coronavirus pandemic concerns.
The president's comments came as he ignored a request by the Republican chairman of the local county commission to wear a mask during the speech, which would have followed the state's coronavirus requirements. Three large risers were set up behind the podium, ensuring the crowd would make its way into the camera frames behind the president. Elsewhere, though, supporters sat at ground level as prop planes buzzed overhead. Very few supporters -- maybe one in 50 -- had donned a mask.
It was an argument many Trump supporters here raised: That the media was overstating the risk of the virus and that policymakers had responded too aggressively. Some saw it as an effort to discredit Trump and undercut the strong economy he had hoped to tout as a centerpiece of his reelection campaign.
"North Carolina has recorded more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases today so far," the party said in a Twitter post."Ahead of Trump’s rally tonight, even the local Republican County Commissioner says there’s 'no excuse' for the president to not wear a mask. Will he put public health first?"
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