The Trump campaign is hitting the road after being sidelined by the coronavirus for a week, while taking few precautions to ensure the rallies don’t become new hot spots
Pence made an appearance at an outdoor event in Boulder City, Nev., on Thursday after the campaign agreed to limit attendance to a state-mandated capacity of 250. The Secret Service and campaign were supposed to enforce a mask mandate, but many attendees didn’t wear face coverings.
Elsewhere, officials in North Carolina's Guilford and Union counties say they didn’t get a heads up that Eric Trump was holding campaign stops at a farm and a metal manufacturing plant on Thursday. The president’s son attended the first presidential debate in Cleveland last week, where he was photographed without a mask and sitting near others who later tested positive, including first lady Melania Trump. He has since tested negative.
The Trump campaign said it provides masks and encourages their use, in addition to temperature checks and abundant hand sanitizer. At outdoor events for Pence and Eric Trump on Thursday, chairs were spaced out. And events in the past have featured tightly packed crowds of supporters, most not wearing masks, and long lines of people waiting to get in. The White House celebration of Barrett’s nomination provided a similar scene, with VIPs bunched together in the Rose Garden. Trump has also held several indoor rallies during the pandemic — including mass events in Oklahoma and Nevada — over the objections of local health officials.
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