“I want to congratulate your mayor. Because we had a spike and he got that spike out so fast. … Are you sure you have a spike yourself?” Trump asked.
The president reserved much of his speech at the US-Mexico border for trying to compare his immigration policy with that of the Democratic Party.
“Joe Biden is the puppet of the radical left movement seeking the complete elimination of the borders and borders of America. They want to take the wall down. They do not want borders. They want sanctuaries,” Trump insisted. .
“We have issued regulations to stop the terrible practice of birth tourism. You know what that is, right? Anchor babies … You have a baby in our country and you will stay for the rest of your life. Congratulations, you are a citizen for 90 years, “Trump said.
Small masks, little social distance and triple heat
Population checks prior to the event included holding participants in spaces and in lines where there was no social distance and masks were largely not worn, according to CNN correspondent Miguel Marquez, who was on hand for the speech of the president in Yuma.
After undergoing bus hangar buses and temperature checks, attendees in Yuma, where it was 107 degrees Fahrenheit, were brought into the closing hangar. Inside, chairs were placed next to each other and about one-third of those present wore masks. After more than an hour, the hangar was opened prior to the president’s speech.
Trump acknowledged the uncomfortable heat during his speech.
“You know it’s 122 degrees at this point. people are going down because it’s hot here. ”
However, the Arizona Health Department says the province gave Trump its speech at an 18% coronavirus positivity rate. It consistently has one of the highest infection rates in the country.
The president held his first campaign rally since the start of the pandemic in mid-June at an arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While the event was described as a successful return to normal, the presence did not meet the campaign’s expectations, probably due to public health concerns.
After blowbacks from the Tulsa event, the campaign chose to hold smaller events, typically in some outdoor spaces such as airplane hangars or airports.
At these events, the campaign deliberately limited the size of the crowd, trying to create social distance and encouraging the use of masks vocally.
Trump was last in Arizona in June when he visited Yuma and delivered a speech in a Phoenix megachurch.
CNN’s Miguel Marquez, Ryan Nobles, DJ Judd and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.
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