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brooklynite

(94,598 posts)
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:54 PM Jun 2020

Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus

Source: Politico

Donald Trump is planning to restart rallies in the next two weeks in a major turning point for the president since the coronavirus shut down traditional campaigning.

Trump’s advisers are still determining where the rallies will take place and what safety measures will be implemented, depending on the type of venue chosen. Campaign manager Brad Parscale is expected to present Trump with possibilities within the next few days.

The president has been itching to resume his boisterous rallies, his favorite way to connect with supporters and let off steam. He's planning to use the events to drive home what is expected to be a major theme of his campaign: that he is the leader of the country’s reopening and economic rebound. Trump held a hastily-called press conference Friday to celebrate an unexpectedly strong jobs report, and his campaign immediately began running a massive ad campaign seizing on the news.

“Americans are ready to get back to action and so is President Trump. The great American comeback is real and the rallies will be tremendous,” Parscale said in a statement. “You’ll again see the kind of crowds and enthusiasm that sleepy Joe Biden can only dream of.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/08/trump-rally-coronavirus-307496

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Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2020 OP
Please proceed, roll those dice baby. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #1
Darwin Roulette William Seger Jun 2020 #25
GOOD Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #2
Please proceed EarlG Jun 2020 #3
Knock 'em dead, Killer! rurallib Jun 2020 #4
Hey Brad! The "crowds and enthusiasm" leftieNanner Jun 2020 #5
+1000 Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #9
Called it!!!! Initech Jun 2020 #6
Cool....fill 'm up....pack 'm in tight.... ashredux Jun 2020 #7
FU creep! Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #8
Culling the herd Ritabert Jun 2020 #10
Total Trump Psyops bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #11
Good. Pack 'em in. No masks allowed. Vinca Jun 2020 #12
They're holding the first one at Jonestown. tinrobot Jun 2020 #27
Perfect! niyad Jun 2020 #28
Getting infected while screaming and shouting, disndat Jun 2020 #36
All you can drink Kool-Aid provided at the door! Initech Jun 2020 #41
Bad timing and optics underpants Jun 2020 #13
He may end up with a protest crowd larger than his inauguration. 5X Jun 2020 #14
... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #40
Go for it - Thin out the herd packman Jun 2020 #15
The Idiot needs his ego stroked, and so he can have a bully pulpit to feed his rabid base's frenzy onetexan Jun 2020 #16
Occupy Trump Street. Lock down the venue. 5X Jun 2020 #17
Get those older voters that support him to the rallies! TeamPooka Jun 2020 #18
The MSM will cover them. gab13by13 Jun 2020 #19
In other times I would say that few would attend such a thing during a pandemic however cstanleytech Jun 2020 #20
Pack 'em like sardines. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2020 #21
Yep, the bigger the better PatSeg Jun 2020 #30
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #22
Yea...pretty cool ashredux Jun 2020 #23
I wonder how much attendance will drop. tinrobot Jun 2020 #24
I want them to drop TheCowsCameHome Jun 2020 #35
Trumptown Cult Meetings. No need for Kool-Aid. Everything he touches dies. n/t TheFourthMind Jun 2020 #26
Trump: "Kool-Aid is for amateurs!" tanyev Jun 2020 #33
Right on, Brad. Pack them in an make them wait for hours before Trump appears. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #29
Unfortunately, Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #31
Please do! IronLionZion Jun 2020 #32
"Whattaya got to lose?" And remember, REAL Trump supporters don't wear masks! tclambert Jun 2020 #34
Go lemmings go! Maeve Jun 2020 #37
And when the protesters outnumber the MAGATS? What will Bunker boy say? AKing Jun 2020 #38
Yes, please and ban masks there durablend Jun 2020 #39
Example A: Look how STUPID trump, et al, are Miigwech Jun 2020 #42
All they need is a very large field, a big wooden cross and some kerosene. keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #43
awesome, karma can give us all hope beachbumbob Jun 2020 #44
Cancel the GOP Convention and have a Red Hat Rally instead FakeNoose Jun 2020 #45
He should be down to 15 then 0 fans soonish? Brainfodder Jun 2020 #46
So... jmowreader Jun 2020 #47
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #48

EarlG

(21,949 posts)
3. Please proceed
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:59 PM
Jun 2020

I'm sure the spectacle of Trump freestyling to his base for hours on end is just what America needs right now.

I know I for one would like to hear more about what a huge victory he had in 2016.

leftieNanner

(15,124 posts)
5. Hey Brad! The "crowds and enthusiasm"
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 04:59 PM
Jun 2020

That will show up for "sleepy Joe Biden" will arrive on November 3. And that is the only crowd that counts!

disndat

(1,887 posts)
36. Getting infected while screaming and shouting,
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:51 PM
Jun 2020

"Maga Maga" is the equivalent of drinking the Kool Aid.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
13. Bad timing and optics
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:05 PM
Jun 2020

An angry white mob is not going to look very good to many suburban female voters right now. But hey, it keeps HIM from yelling at the staff so have at it.

cstanleytech

(26,297 posts)
20. In other times I would say that few would attend such a thing during a pandemic however
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:12 PM
Jun 2020

given how stupid as shit many Trump supporters are I suspect the rallies will be packed.

PatSeg

(47,501 posts)
30. Yep, the bigger the better
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:28 PM
Jun 2020

Then let him brag about his huge crowds.

We can't stop them, what the hell, go for it. Prove us wrong.

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
29. Right on, Brad. Pack them in an make them wait for hours before Trump appears.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:26 PM
Jun 2020

Then call the Doctor in 2 weeks.

Hard to social distance in an arena. Professional stadiums are going to stay closed. Indoor arenas will be difficult to disinfect from possible COVID-19 carriers.

Miguelito Loveless

(4,465 posts)
31. Unfortunately,
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:31 PM
Jun 2020

this is likely to bring out protestors, and the looniest of the the loony Trump supporters, with the police siding with the armed crazies against anti-Trump protestors.

IronLionZion

(45,457 posts)
32. Please do!
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 05:34 PM
Jun 2020

So it's not just our protesters spreading the love around. If nothing else, at least most of our side wears masks.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
45. Cancel the GOP Convention and have a Red Hat Rally instead
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 08:35 PM
Jun 2020

That should drive away the last holdouts of semi-intelligent people in the Republican Party.



jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
47. So...
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 10:10 PM
Jun 2020

The inevitable "thousands of COVID-19 cases among MAGA Rally participants" headlines don't bother President 021?

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

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