Trump Calls Press Conference ‘A Peaceful Protest’ When Attendees Are Accused Of Not Following Distancing Guidelines, Crowd Cheers
From DAILYCALLER.COM
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President Donald Trump responded to a reporter’s question about press conference attendees not following New Jersey social distancing rules by pointing out that the event was a “peaceful protest or political activity” and therefore an “exception.”
“You said that the pandemic is disappearing, but we lost 6,000 Americans this week,” a reporter said as the president’s Friday press conference at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster wrapped up. “And just in this room, you have dozens of people that are not following guidelines in New Jersey.”
“You are wrong on that because it’s a political activity,” Trump shot back. “They have exceptions. Political activity. And it’s also a peaceful protest.”
“To me, they look like they all have masks on,” Trump said as the crowd laughed. “You have an exclusion in the law. It says peaceful protest or political activity, right? It says exactly, political activity or peaceful protests. And you can call it political activity, but I would call it peaceful protests because they heard yo... (Read more)
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