Video shows Tulsa arena workers ripping social distancing stickers after being ‘ordered by Trump campaign’ to remove before pre-rally
- Volunteer workers were ordered to remove thousands of social distancing stickers before the Trump rally in Tulsa last Saturday.
- President Trump’s campaign led to the elimination of thousands of ‘Don’t sit here please!’ seat stickers
- The campaign denies being aware of the instruction to carry out a removal
- In the end, attendance turned out to be much lower than Trump had expected.
A video has been released of what are believed to be volunteer workers for the Trump campaign that removes the social distancing labels that were placed on the seats throughout the BOK Center in Tulsa last weekend.
In the hours leading up to the rally last Saturday, staff directed thousands of stickers saying “Don’t sit here please!” to be removed from seats around 19,000 seats in the Oklahoma arena.
The stickers were deliberately placed on the seats so that people would respect the rules of social distancing, but the video clearly shows that they have been scammed.
Volunteer workers were ordered to remove thousands of social distancing stickers before the Trump rally in Tulsa last Saturday.
President Trump’s campaign led to the elimination of thousands of ‘Don’t sit here please!’ seat stickers, although in the end many fewer people appeared than predicted
President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center last Saturday. Many open seats were visible at the rally
There were concerns before the event was held in close proximity to attendees, that managers in the area bought 12,000 stickers not to sit for the rally.
The idea was to keep the seats open between people sitting on the sand with all the other seats occupied.
Coronavirus cases had increased in Tulsa County with Trump facing criticism for gathering such a large crowd inside for a political rally.
However, according to the Washington Post, Trump campaign staff told event managers to stop and began removing the stickers.
The Trump campaign led to the elimination of thousands of “Don’t sit here, please!” stickers of social distancing of the seats before their demonstration in Tulsa, OK
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The campaign denies having any knowledge of directing a removal to be carried out. A local television station filmed police officers placing the stickers on the seats earlier in the day.
A supporter sits in the upper seats during a campaign rally for United States President Donald Trump at the BOK Center last Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma
In the video clip seen by the Post, you can see the stickers ripped off the seats.
By the time the event started and Trump was taking the stage, there was no social distance present in the crowd and there were no visible empty seats among those gathered.
“They also told us that they did not want any poster posted saying we should be socially in-place,” said Doug Thornton, executive vice president of ASM Global. “The campaign passed and the stickers were removed.”
The Trump campaign has not answered specific questions about removing the sticker.
‘The rally met local requirements. In addition, all attendees of the rally received a temperature check prior to admission, were given a face mask, and provided with broad access to hand sanitizer, ” said Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh, it’s a statement.
In the end, attendance turned out to be much lower than Trump had expected with many empty seats visible on the upper levels.
Trump held his first political rally since the coronavirus pandemic began at the BOK Center on Saturday, while infection rates in the state of Oklahoma continue to rise.
Before the rally, Murtaugh wrote: “ We take security seriously, which is why we are doing temperature checks for all attendees and providing masks and hand sanitizer. This will be a Trump rally, which means a large, bustling and excited crowd. We do not remember the media that embarrassed the protesters for the social distancing; in fact, the media was cheering them on. ”
In the end, attendance turned out to be much lower than Trump had expected.
He claimed that a million people wanted tickets, but the arena ended up far from being crowded.
President Trump’s first campaign rally since the US coronavirus pandemic drew far fewer supporters than the President and his aides had predicted, though there was no social distancing in many areas
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