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Election event in Halle: Trump defies all crown rules
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Trump supporters gathered at an election campaign event in a hall in the state of Nevada. They hardly wore masks. Trump says the United States is close to defeating the coronavirus.
meContrary to the regulations of the US state of Nevada and his own government in the fight against the coronavirus, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, held an election campaign event in a hall. Trump told the packed crowd in Henderson, south of Las Vegas, on Sunday that the United States was about to defeat the virus. It was the first event of its kind since June that was not held outdoors.
Relatively few spectators in the room wore masks, with one clear exception: Those who were directly behind Trump and would be seen on television wore mouth and nose protection. The temperature of each visitor was measured, the use of masks was not mandatory.
Trump failed to mention on Sunday that nearly 200,000 American citizens died as a result of the pandemic and about 1,000 die a day. Instead, he spoke out against a new store closure, reverting to the racist term “China virus.”
The last time there was criticism after a Trump election campaign in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June. It had been blamed for the rise in new infections in the region and among Trump employees. Subsequently, Trump’s campaign team had organized considerably smaller outdoor events.
Governor: “puts many lives in danger”
Nevada’s Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak has limited indoor and outdoor meetings to 50. The rules, which have been in effect since May, are based on White House guidelines. Shortly before the event, Sisolak spoke of “reckless and selfish behavior that endangers many lives here in Nevada.”
“To put it bluntly, he didn’t have the guts to make solid decisions,” Sisolak said of Trump’s handling of the pandemic. “That was left to the governors and the states. You have now decided that you do not have to obey the laws of our state. As usual, he thinks the rules don’t apply to him. “