SIX members of Donald Trump’s campaign team setting up for his Tulsa rally test positive for COVID-19 – as the president plows ahead with event despite concerns it will spark a fresh outbreak
- Trump’s campaign confirmed Saturday that six campaign advance team members had tested positive ahead of the controversial rally in Oklahoma
- The individuals were immediately quarantined and any team members who came into contact with them will also be absent from the event, officials said.
- Trump is scheduled to rally with thousands of supporters in Tulsa Saturday night
- Oklahoma is one of the states that has seen a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases
Six members of Donald Trump’s campaign team setting up for his Tulsa rally have tested positive for COVID-19, as the president plows ahead with event despite concerns it will spark a fresh outbreak.
Trump’s campaign confirmed Saturday that the campaign advance team members had tested positive for the deadly virus ahead of the controversial rally in Oklahoma.
The individuals were immediately quarantined and any team members who came into contact with them will also be absent from the event, officials said.
‘Six members of the advance team tested positive out of hundreds of tests performed, and quarantine procedures were immediately implemented,’ said Tim Murtaugh, Campaign Communications Director.
‘No COVID-positive staffers or anyone in immediate contact will be at today’s rally or near attendees and elected officials.’
Six members of Donald Trump’s campaign team setting up for his Tulsa rally have tested positive for COVID-19, as the president plows ahead with event despite concerns it will spark a fresh outbreak
Trump is scheduled to rally with thousands of supporters in Tulsa in an effort to reinvigorate his re-election campaign.
This marks his first campaign rally since the coronavirus lockdowns and comes a week after the RNC resumed in-person campaign activities in some states, knocking on more than 260,000 doors.
Oklahoma is one of the states that have seen a surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Trump supporters gather to attend his campaign rally Saturday
A Trump supporter poses next to a cardboard cutout of the president ahead of Saturday’s rally. Concerns have been building over the safety of Trump’s Tulsa rally, after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Republicans and dismissed a legal challenge brought by locals trying to stop it going ahead, amid fears it could worsen the spread of the virus