In violation of North Carolina’s COVID-19 rules, President Trump was without a face mask at a campaign rally in Winston-Salem on Tuesday.
What We Know:
- President Trump spoke Tuesday at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem in hopes to sway the swing state in his favor. The president violated North Carolina law by refusing to wear a mask during his speech. Similar to Trump, many of the supporters at the rally were also not wearing a mask or following any COVID-19 precautions.
- According to North Carolina safety measures issued by Governor Roy Cooper, mass gatherings are limited to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors. Furthermore, Cooper emphasizes the “Three Ws”: wear a mask, wait 6 feet apart, and wash our hands frequently. None of which seemingly occurred at the Winston-Salem rally where thousands attended.
- In his third North Carolina event in two weeks, the speech Tuesday was a little over an hour. In the speech, the president talked Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, lifting North Carolina’s COVID-19 restrictions, and praised Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina Dan Forest.
- Prior to the rally, the county’s top Republican official, David Plyer warned that the president better be wearing a mask because of Governor Roy Cooper’s order. David Plyer who is both a Trump supporter and GOP chair of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners explained, “The President of the United States sets the example for everybody else. You can hear it: if the President of the United States says I don’t have to wear it, I’m not going to wear it. And I can guarantee you that will be done.”
As the campaign enters the last heated months, President Trump remains unpredictable on his stance of COVID-19.
