Trump's first indoor rally in months staged as a rebuke to coronavirus restrictions

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

According to campaign documents reviewed by The Washington Post, campaign officials presented Trump and other top aides with a proposal for drive-in rallies in the early months of the pandemic. Supporters could then stay in their cars and watch Trump from the stage.

The seven-page PowerPoint plan outlined an event at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa that would include up to 10,000 attendees, 2,500 cars, 20 jumbotrons, two large screens and three times more audio than a typical rally. It also included an elaborate stage.

“In terms of complexity and production, we believe this would be the largest Presidential campaign rally buildout footprint in history,” the plan said. Trump did not approve the drive-in rallies proposal, however.

The documents were provided to The Post on the condition of anonymity by a person with knowledge of the plans who was not authorized to address the matter on the record.


Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-nevada-rally-coronavirus/2020/09/14/82af86f0-f682-11ea-be57-d00bb9bc632d_story.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. At the end of the day, you still have Trump as the star of the show. And that's the problem. nt

[orleans]

2. maybe i'm just very tired, but the headline doesn't seem to match article excerpts n/t