Much to the chagrin of Donald Trump, the coronavirus pandemic left him with no choice but to scrap his campaign events, but in the next two weeks, the president's campaign will be holding rallies again nearly three months after abandoning them. Advisors are still figuring out how the rallies can be held without jeopardizing the president's safety.
The campaign manager Brad Parscale is gearing up to offer the president a few options in the next few days, according to POLITICO. Trump campaign director Tim Murtaugh verified this report to CNBC. In a statement to NBC News, Parscale said the president is all set to return to action, confirming that the rallies will be amazing and that The Great American Comeback is real.
On Mar. 2, Trump's last rally was held in Charlotte, North Carolina. This was before Biden became the Democratic nominee. Coronavirus was tightening its grip on people around the world at the time, but Trump insisted that campaign rallies are safe. After campaigns were canceled, Trump has mainly remained holed up in the White House.
The president has restlessly been waiting to restart his campaign trail and has been questioning his advisors why his rallies aren't still started when nationwide protests are going on over George Floyd's death, two officials with knowledge about the campaign's plan told NBC. This transition comes when Trump is lagging behind Biden in several national polls.
Since last month, the former vice president's polling lead has considerably widened, according to a RealClearPolitics polling aggregate, as Trump comes under fire from American people for mishandling the pandemic and his response to demonstrations. Nearly 110,000 people have succumbed to the deadly virus in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Trump has slammed Biden multiple times for campaigning from Delaware, his home basement, but the former vice president has started holding campaigns from other places as well.
It is worth mentioning here that health experts have warned against ignoring social distancing guidance as it could lead to the second wave of coronavirus in the country. In other words, experts are against encouraging crowding at events as they are a threat to public health. Keeping in line with that, Trump’s campaign advisers are likely to adopt several safety measures where the rallies will be held.
Trump's aides claim the president is waiting with bated breath to get out and restart campaigning ahead of the Nov. 3 US presidential election. An official told POLITICO that safety measures for those attending these rallies will be their utmost priority.