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October 14, 2020

Trump Holds Packed Campaign Rallies in Defiance of Social Distancing Orders
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Barely a week after he was released from Walter Reed Hospital where he
was treated for COVID-19, President Trump continues to hold packed
campaign rallies where masks are rarely worn and social distancing is
not observed. On Tuesday, Trump rallied supporters in Johnstown,
Pennsylvania. He's planning a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, today - a state
experiencing a record-high hospitalization rate. Meanwhile, the Labor
Department admitted late Tuesday that the wife of Labor Secretary Eugene
Scalia has COVID-19. Trish Scalia hasn't said when she first tested
positive. She was seated next to presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway
at the now-infamous superspreader event at the White House Rose Garden
on September 26. The White House has refused to carry out contact
tracing on its outbreak. A crowdsourced COVID-19 data tracker has
identified 39 positive coronavirus cases linked to the White House,
including the president and first lady.


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