Tulsa’s health director voiced concerns Saturday about President Trump’s upcoming rally in the city, saying the novel coronavirus is still a serious health threat and that a large indoor event produces a “huge risk.”
“I think it’s an honor for Tulsa to have a sitting president want to come and visit our community, but not during a pandemic,” Tulsa City-County Health Department’s director Bruce Dart told The Tulsa World. “I’m concerned about our ability to protect anyone who attends a large, indoor event, and I’m also concerned about our ability to ensure the president stays safe as well.”
“COVID is here in Tulsa, it is transmitting very efficiently,” Dart added. “I wish we could postpone this to a time when the virus isn’t as large a concern as it is today.”
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Tulsa health director warns Trump rally poses "huge risk": "I wish we could postpone" it https://t.co/ybw5gbnEh2 pic.twitter.com/vNq7wPd8CW
— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2020
New COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County have spiked to their highest levels since the pandemic began, and health department director Bruce Dart says it's not safe for the president or the public to be in a large crowd right now. https://t.co/mNn60FL5FY
— tulsaworld (@tulsaworld) June 14, 2020
Since the Trump campaign will have an exact list of every single person who attends the rally, the good news is the contact tracers know where to go when they’re trying to run down the identities of all the plaguebearers.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 14, 2020
#MAGA rallies are about to become the biggest COVID-19 super spreader events in the country. https://t.co/KmkfuBdH2t
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 14, 2020
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