Trump backed out of the second debate, but that doesn't mean he is giving up.
The
Times reports, "President Trump is planning to host up to 2,000 people on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday for his first in-person event since he announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus, three people familiar with the plans said on Friday, and his campaign announced that he would hold a rally in Florida on Monday.
"The president was expected to make remarks from one of the balconies at the White House to the crowd. More than 2,000 invitations went out for the event, according to one official."
This brings up a few questions. Insofar as we know, Trump is still contagious. Are his doctors and advisors permitting Trump to hold a political rally
before he has tested negative for the virus?
We don't know, and the Trump White House doesn't tell us a thing about the President, nothing important at any rate, like when Trump last tested negative or how often he is tested.
What are they hiding?
What is the purpose of holding a political rally on the White House grounds? There is restricted access. Won't Trump be preaching to the choir? Yes, there will be some television, but one doesn't need 2,000 people to hold a comedy routine.
Judging by the number of people infected by the coronavirus, the last event on White House grounds was a super spreader. Some 200 people gathered for the
nomination ceremony for Judge Amy Coney Barrett on September 26. So far, at least ten people who attended that event have tested positive for the virus, including the President and First Lady.
The Duluth
News Tribune reports, "The outbreak now includes nine cases associated with
President Donald Trump’s Sept. 18 rally in Bemidji. Health officials confirmed that count on Friday and said two of those nine have been hospitalized, with one needing intensive care. "
ABC News reports, "
The coronavirus outbreak has infected "34 White House staffers and other contacts" in recent days, according to an internal government memo, an indication that the disease has spread among more people than previously known in the seat of American government.
"Dated Wednesday and obtained by ABC News, the memo was distributed among senior leadership at FEMA, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security and the agency responsible for managing the continuing national response to the public
health disaster."
Attendees at the Florida event will be asked
to sign a disclaimer stating that “you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to Covid-19.”
Let me put this a different way.
Anyone attending these events has either got to be nuts or have a death wish!
"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said he has not been to the
White House since early August because of its lax policy on the
coronavirus," Fox News.
These sources aided me in this report:
Many are wondering if a Rose Garden event late last month was ground zero for a spate of coronavirus infections that is unfolding among those with close ties to the White House, including President Trump himself.
www.cnn.com
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s current COVID-19 surge shows no signs of slowing. The Health Department on Friday, Oct. 9, reported another 1,401 newly confirmed cases and 14 more deaths. Hospitalization rates continue to trend upward.
www.duluthnewstribune.com
The administration has sought to downplay the spread.
abcnews.go.com