Trump spars with Minnesota officials over crowd limits ahead of rally

[left-of-center2012]

President Trump lashed out at state officials in Minnesota over restrictions on large gatherings ahead of the president's rally scheduled for later Friday. State and local officials have capped large gatherings at 250 people in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The limit drew the ire of Trump ...

The president claimed 25,000 of his supporters want to attend the event Friday in Rochester, Minn., which is officially being dubbed a "Make America Great Again Peaceful Protest." The Trump campaign late Thursday issued a statement blaming the "free speech-stifling dictates" of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D).

It remains to be seen whether the Trump campaign will abide by the 250 person limit set out by the state. Vice President Pence held an event in Hibbing, Minn., earlier in the week that drew close to 600 people, according to local reports.

Campaign officials have repeatedly defended holding mass events in the middle of a pandemic, pointing to the right to free speech and assembly.

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[Thekaspervote]

1. Please MN don't go to these rallies. It isn't going to change the election outcome and you are

Risking your health and the health of who knows how many more dozens of your fellow Minnesotans

[PatSeg]

2. Rules haven't stopped him so far

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. This could be a mess like Omaha.

If this is a "peaceful protest" instead of a rally (a lame way to try to get around the attendee limit) and a large number of people show up, they could be just as stuck as the people at OMA. RST has no public parking and there's no other place to park within several miles. There's only one road into the airport property, which is much smaller than OMA. And it's going to be too cold for old people to walk into town. Are they going to bus them in? Will they be able to bus them out?