Trump to Hold First Post-Coronavirus Rally on Juneteenth

Donald Trump will soon return to the campaign trail. And, of course, his scheduled first stop has already garnered backlash.

Trump announced the restart while speaking to reporters Wednesday, about three months after he was forced to suspend his rallies due to the coronavirus pandemic. POTUS said he and his team planned to kick things off June 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, following by appearances in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and North Carolina.

“We’re going to start our rallies back up now. We’ve had a tremendous run at rallies,” he said. “I don’t think there has been an empty seat since we came down on the escalator.”

Trump went on to praise Oklahoma officials for the way they’ve handled the pandemic, but did not provide any details on how they would implement social distancing measures. His campaign communications director, Tim Murtaugh, told Fox News on Wednesday that the team was discussing possible safety precautions, but suggested the nationwide protests proved that social distancing was no longer a major concern.

“Where we go we will make sure it is safe to hold a rally and what safety precautions we put in place. We will talk about when we know exactly what kind of venue that it is that we are talking about,” Murtaugh said. “But I would point out to the national media that I don’t remember them doing any social distancing shaming when they were doing all the coverage of the demonstrations that were going on.”