The scene in Greenville, North Carolina, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to rally supporters in two hours’ time. Social distancing isn’t happening, and masks aren’t happening much either.
Spotted in Greenville, NC ahead of Donald Trump’s rally this afternoon:
In remarks here in Greenville, NC, ahead of Donald Trump’s rally here, NC GOP chair Michael Whatley tells supporters, “There is no path that gets us to the White House without leading through North Carolina.”
And here’s the scene here in Greenville as Air Force One, and President Donald Trump, touch down for a rally here
19 days until Election Day, and President Donald Trump is in Greenville, NC. “Macho Man” by the Village People is playing.
Spotted on the ground here in Greenville, NC, for President Donald Trump’s rally: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel.
Trump, talking reports from the New York Post purporting wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden, tells supporters, “I hear they have stuff coming out you wouldn’t believe.” On a call Tuesday, the Trump campaign said they did not know the Post report was coming.
Trump says Governor Roy Cooper must reopen schools, before tying it to his son, Barron Trump’s experience with Covid-19: “My Barron. My tall Barron. He is tall. My beautiful Barron, he had it and recovered so fast.”
Trump brings up Dr. Fauci, says, “And my friend, Tony, Tony Fauci, he’s a nice guy.” The crowd boos, and Trump mocks Fauci’s statements on masks.
“He’s a nice guy,” Trump continues, “but he’s a Democrat, he’s Cuomo’s friend, everyone knows that.” Fauci has said he’s apolitical.
Trump relays the news that two people traveling with Kamala Harris have tested positive for Covid, says, “so we extend our best wishes...whether they did to me...” (Both Harris and Biden extended their best wishes, and Biden pulled negative ads on Trump while he recovered).
Trump continues, says, of Coronavirus, “so it’s a tricky thing, it’s dust, whether you wear masks, no masks, but you still need help from the boss,” pointing upwards.
Spotted outside Donald Trump’s rally in Macon, GA— Senator Kelly Loeffler.
Brian Kemp tells supporters in Macon, GA, "Thanks to you, and our great President Donald Trump, we defeated Stacey Abrams. I just wanted to make sure you knew that. And that has been what has kept our state in the right direction," ahead of Trump's rally here tonight.
Here’s the scene in Macon, GA, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks in one hour at his third and final campaign stop of the day. The Village People’s “Macho Man” has played, conservatively, four times so far.
Sean Hannity asked President Donald Trump if he'd tested negative yet for Coronavirus, and the President refused to answer, instead leading Hannity on a segue on the experiemental drugs he's been treated with
Trump, who has Covid, says, "I think I'm going to try doing a rally on Saturday night if we can, if we have enough time to put it together, but we want to do a rally in Florida, probably in FL on Saturday night, might come back and do one in Pennsylvania, on the following night.”
To his credit, Hannity presses Trump on if he's still testing positive for Coronavirus-- Trump again doesn't answer, says, "the test will be tomorrow, and the actual test, because there's no reason to test all the time, but they found very little infection or virus, if any."
And we’re inside the debate venue at U of U’s Kingsbury Hall— guests, wearing masks provided at the door, have tested negative for Covid in the last 72 hours and had their temperatures checked before entry— they’re assigned seats socially distanced throughout the auditorium.
Also observing Covid-mitigation practices: reporters! We’ve also had our temperatures taken, and tested negative for Covid before admission— rockstar correspondents @ryanobles and @KyungLahCNN are separated by a plexiglass barrier, while @linh_tran and I produce from the wings.
The preprogram of the debate has started with a stern warning from the commission here at the U of U, who tells members of the audience, “You were told when you entered here to put your mask on…if you do not put your mask on, you will be advised that your ticket is canceled.”
The scene here in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where President Donald Trump will rally supporters tonight. 64° and overcast.
Lots of “Run, Forest, Run,” signage outside of Donald Trump’s Fayetteville, NC rally for Dan Forest’s gubernatorial campaign. Forest spoke before Trump last week in Winston-Salem.
A protester briefly held up a sign here at Donald Trump’s Fayetteville, NC rally, before he was escorted out by security.
Kicking off remarks in Henderson, NV, Donald Trump tells supporters at an indoor rally, "51 days from now we're going to win Nevada, and we're going to win four more years, and after we win for more years, we ask for maybe another four or so."
Trump hits Biden on mental acuity, before praising Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, who he says are "very sharp."
"Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong Un doesn't know about the problems that Joe has. We need very sharp people, I'm sorry, Joe is not qualified for this position."
It appears a demonstrator has interrupted the President Donald Trump's remarks in Henderson, Nevada, prompting the president to tell security to "get him out of here." Supporters chanting "All lives matter" at the protester.
President Donald Trump held another telerally tonight, this time with Iowans, on his Facebook page, apparently:
President Donald Trump, on Space Force: "You all know about it, it's ultimately going to be, maybe one of the most important, just all about space, and it's going to be one of the most, but we had to make sure that we stay ahead of Russia, China and many other countries."
Trump, who canceled the RNC in FL over the pandemic, hits Biden for not campaigning: "You have Biden, comes out of the basement, says crazy things, & then goes back into the basement, he ends up going usually to Delaware, where he comes from, & then he doesn't travel the country"