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“I don’t know about you, I feel wonderful, really strong,” said US President Donald Trump on Saturday lunchtime (local time), welcoming several hundred supporters, almost exclusively from the community. Black and Hispanic, a population group that generally does not count among their constituencies. But in most polls, Trump is now far behind his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, now he has to save what can be saved.
If necessary, regardless of losses. Trump’s speech lasted around 17 minutes. The president spoke from the balcony of the White House, his supporters had gathered on the lawn in front of him, many were wearing the typical red Trump caps and light blue shirts that read “Blexit Backs the Blue”, a campaign in support of the police in the tumultuous times of the “Black Lives Matter” protests in numerous cities across the United States.
“I want you to know that our nation will defeat this terrible virus from China,” Trump said in front of the enthusiastic supporters. Most of them wore masks, but did not comply with the distance rules at the outdoor event. “He’s going to go, he’s going to go,” Trump said of the virus that has killed more than 210,000 people in the United States and reduced his chances of re-election.
In Washington DC, there is a ban on gathering more than 50 people, but since the White House and its facilities are federal territory, there is an exception. According to the White House, 2,000 people were invited to the election campaign. The demonstration was declared a “peaceful protest for law and order.”
First appearance since crown disease
The speech from the balcony on Saturday was Trump’s first public appearance since his corona infection and his discharge from Walter Reed Military Hospital less than a week ago. It is not yet clear whether the president is still contagious. Trump said in a television interview broadcast late Friday that he had been tested but had not yet received the values. But it was virus-free or “at the lower end of the scale,” he said. Trump also does not receive medication, “probably for eight hours or so.”
Trump said nothing in his speech Saturday about the status of his corona disease. Instead, the President of the United States indulged in spells that the virus would now be quickly defeated. Although there are currently higher infections in Europe and Canada, Trump said, “with the help of science and medicine” the virus will be eradicated.
The remainder of the speech was standard Trump campaign rhetoric: He praised police and security agencies for their efforts during the protests, during which, according to Trump, numerous Black and Latino homes and businesses had been looted and devastated. .
Monday to Florida, and then two more campaign events
Trump criticized the Democrats and Joe Biden’s policies as “beyond socialism” and promised new jobs “on a level never seen before.” In any case, Trump claimed that he was the president of the United States who had done the most for blacks and Hispanics since Abraham Lincoln. In the end, he called his followers who encouraged him to vote.
Meanwhile, the second television matchup planned for next week with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden has been officially canceled. Trump did not want an online debate, he insisted on a real meeting. Opponents should meet as scheduled on October 22, as organizers announced on Friday. Both parties have agreed for this date.
Trump’s personal physician, Sean Conley, announced Thursday that the president could return to public appointments starting Saturday. According to official information, he tested positive on October 1. Trump said in Friday’s television interview that he had been temporarily diagnosed with congestion in his lungs, before Conley only spoke of “expected findings” when asked about it.
An election campaign appearance in Florida scheduled for this Saturday will now take place on Monday. Additionally, Trump’s campaign team announced two more campaign events in the coming week. Trump wants to perform Tuesday in Johnstown in the key state of Pennsylvania and Wednesday in Des Moines in the state of Iowa.
Meanwhile, in the field of Trump’s Republicans, concern is growing about the development of the electoral campaign. “If people are angry on Election Day, we could lose the White House and both houses of Congress,” said Republican Senator Ted Cruz. “That could be a bloodbath.”
