Trump tells Tulsa rally crowd that he wanted to 'slow down' COVID-19 testing
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since March in Tulsa, Oklahoma Saturday following days of speculation about the impact the event would have on spreading the coronavirus and how large the crowd would be.
Trump said he told his administration,"slow the testing down, please" reiterating his argument that higher test numbers led to higher case counts. Story continuesThe president said the governor of New Jersey told him only one person under the age of 18 died, which the president said shows that young people have a “great immune system”Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert and a member of the president's coronaivrus task force, said earlier this week while more testing does result in more cases, the recent surge in some states"cannot be explained by increased testing.
Trump's campaign blamed the low turnout for the rally, as well as the scratched event, on"radical protesters" as well as members of the media, who they claimed "attempted to frighten off the President’s supporters." More: 'Turning point' or massive risk? Trump gambles with a rally in Tulsa that could shape his campaign
Local health officials had called for the rally to be postponed out of concern about the spread of the virus. He continued to boast of his administration's response to the pandemic, and again blamed China for spreading the virus.Trump said he told his administration,"slow the testing down, please" reiterating his argument that higher test numbers led to higher case counts.
Coronavirus slurThe president at one point also called COVID-19 the"kung flu" and the"Chinese virus." One of his own advisers, Kellyanne Conway, in March called reports of a White House official referring to the coronavirus as the “kung flu" as “highly offensive.” 'Demolish our heritage': Trump defends Confederate statues Trump's rally, just a day after Juneteenth and located in a city with the site of one of the worst race massacres in US history, defended confederate monuments around the country.
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