Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leading health experts on the White House’s COVID-19 task force, rejected on Tuesday the idea of going to President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma this weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Personally, I would not,” he said during an interview with the Daily Beast. “Of course not.”
Fauci said he was in a “high risk” category for infection.
Trump’s decision to hold a rally despite the outbreak drew major backlash, with critics pointing out the danger of packing thousands of people together with disregard to the highly infectious virus, which has yet to be contained.
Though those safety concerns have not deterred Trump from holding the event, which is being held at a venue that can hold over 19,000 people, his campaign is making attendees sign a notice agreeing not to sue if they get infected.
Not only does the Tulsa rally risk becoming a giant cluster, but just imagine all the pent-up rage and frustration that will be displayed. Tulsa will be a ‘rally for the ages’.
And you just know damned well that even if the MAGAts wear the required mask to get in, there will be an inevitable mass unmasking, then the screaming, shouting and speaking in tongues will begin.
Two weeks later it will confirm everything the experts and experience tell us.
Anybody running book on how many deaths will be directly attributable to this steaming mess?
Why on earth would he go to a Trump rally, except to be chained in the pillory alongside some randomly-selected journalists?
I recently traveled from LA via London to Finland. Masking was required throughout the journey, including at all times on the plane. LAX and Heathrow were basically deserted, with almost all shops closed and very few flights. When I got to Finland, which has very low covid numbers, the most striking difference in behavior was the general lack of masking. It may be that Finns are inherently good at social distancing and routine hygiene.
Not that he was invited!