Trump campaign, RNC to resume in-person activities

Source: The Hill | June 4, 2020 | Jonathan Easley

President Trump’s reelection efforts will switch back into action next week for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown ground the campaign to a halt in mid-March.

Trump Victory, the joint venture between the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, will resume some campaign activities in states that allow it, a spokesperson told The Hill.

“Starting next week, Trump Victory field teams will resume in person volunteer activities and campaigning where states allow,” said Mandi Merritt, the national press secretary for the RNC. “Just as Trump Victory was able to transition to virtual campaigning in less than 24 hours, our teams across the country will seamlessly adapt again just as efficiently.”

Trump Victory will transition back to in-person training sessions for campaign volunteers. The committee says it will adhere to local guidelines and safety precautions pertaining to capacity limits and social distancing.

The campaign has not indicated where it plans to restart events but several states run by GOP governors, including Florida, Texas and Georgia, have been more aggressive in reopening their economies.

The reassembling of the in-person campaign comes as polls show Trump falling behind presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the nearly three months since the country began shutting down from the coronavirus outbreak.

Some national polls show Trump trailing by double digits. A new round of Fox News surveys released Wednesday found Biden leading in Arizona, Ohio and Wisconsin — all states Trump won in 2016. A Quinnipiac University survey found Trump and Bidn running neck and neck in Texas.

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