Donald Trump wants to hold a campaign rally in New Hampshire on July 11 as he continues to push for in-person events despite a spike in coronavirus cases across the country. This rally is slated to take place at 8 p.m. ET at the Portsmouth International Airport.
In a news release, Trump's campaign assured attendees will have ample access to hand sanitizer and will be provided a face mask that they are advised to wear. A campaign source told CNN that the event will take place at an airplane hangar at the Portsmouth International Airport.
According to the source, a large number of attendees will be inside the hangar, and if the event attracts a large crowd, some of them will be at the tarmac outdoors. It is worth mentioning here that New Hampshire is one of the few states where the coronavirus cases have dropped.
Over the past few weeks, the deadly virus has tightened its grip over people in 34 states, with 12 recordings a spike of more than 50 percent coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Trump 2020 national press secretary Hogan Gidley released a statement saying they expect several freedom-loving patriots to attend the rally and celebrate the greatest country in the world's history, America.
In an interview with CNN, Retired Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, who is running for US Senate in New Hampshire said he plans to attend the upcoming event while following the social distancing guidance and taking necessary safety precautions with everybody else there.
Noting that the country must get its economy moving forward, Bolduc said leaders have to assume risk, and get their message to the public, rally the country and move forward. New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley released a statement saying Trump's impending political rally represents the chaos he has caused.
Buckley criticized Trump's handling of the pandemic, describing it as chaotic and inadequate. He said the president's inability to handle the pandemic resulted in numerous Granite Staters contracting coronavirus and claimed several lives, along with damaging the state's economy.
Last month, the president hosted an in-person rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where several campaign staffers and Secret Service agents contradicted the virus. On top of that, less than 6,200 people attended the rally that marked Trump's return to the campaign trail.
The low attendance was due to the criticism from the media and radical protestors, who slammed Trump for hosting such a large crowd amid the pandemic. Trump blames the bad poll numbers on his campaign trail absence.