Trump tells Sinclair's Eric Bolling, "I have no problem with a mask, and frankly some people don’t like it, some people don’t like it scientifically, I mean, you know, you have a lot of different views on the masks." (The overwhelming scientific evidence calls for mask-wearing).
Trump says, "When you see my rallies, a lot of those people are actually wearing masks...No, to me it’s not a big issue, I say wear it, it’s ok, I have no problem with it.” (But habitually mocks Biden for social distancing and wearing masks at rallies)
Asked if there's systemic racism in police departments across the country, Trump points to racial diversity in police departments, before saying, "I guess there always is, and it’s a shame, but we have to respect our police and we have to let them do their jobs."
Bolling asks Trump about Coronavirus cases in the US, which are spiking-- Trump says, "You said cases. We have more cases, because we do more tests." (That's not true, here's @ddale8 and @HolmesLybrand on that bizarre, persistent myth from POTUS) cnn.com/2020/07/09/pol…
Trump tells Eric Bolling if elected, Biden might support DC statehood: "And maybe they’ll take Washington DC, they’ll take the District of Columbia & make it into a state, so you have 2 senators & numerous congressman and women, the whole thing is people have to know about this."
Eric Bolling asks Trump about the ever-elusive infrastructure week, and Trump says, "Well it’s happening, it’s going to happen, and we’ve done a lot of infrastructure," before pointing to the border wall.
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Speaking in Pensacola, FL, Trump hits Biden on remarks about fossil fuels, says, "Somehow, they didn't like that in Texas and Pennsylvania and a lot of other places."
Trump, who just recovered from Covid last week, tells supporters, "we're rounding the turn, normal life, it’s all we want, fully resuming, we want normal life to fully resume, and that’s happening."
Trump tells supporters in Florida, "We're doing really good in Iowa. People don't know it but we're doing great. How can they not go with us when I've given farmers, $28 Billion dollars. Thank you, China very much, ethanol and everything else."
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.
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.”
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.