'The Trump campaign didn’t just fail to require or encourage social distancing at the Tulsa rally — it took action to prevent it'
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On Friday, Billboard reported that Trump campaign staff methodically removed “Do Not Sit Here Please!” stickers which arena staff had stuck to thousands of seats in the venue as part of a safety protocol meant to facilitate social distancing by encouraging rally attendees to remain at least one seat apart from each other.
The Trump campaign has since denied asking to remove the seat stickers, telling the Post in a statement that “there were signs posted and we are not aware of any campaign staff asking that they be removed,” while Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh insisted that the Tulsa rally “was in full compliance with local requirements. and that “every rally attendee received a temperature check prior to admission, was given a face mask, and provided ample access to hand sanitizer.
Two Secret Service agents and least six Trump campaign workers later tested positive for the coronavirus, including two who worked the rally. On Saturday, ASM Global offered free testing to all of its staff in Tulsa whether they worked the rally or not, but it’s not yet clear if any of them or any attendees contracted it there.
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