The Minnesota GOP’s Maskless Campaigning Puts Lives At Risk

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA –  Today, DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin held a press conference to criticize the Minnesota Republican Party and the Trump campaign for putting people’s lives at risk by holding events indoors, in close quarters, with few if any masks (examples are presented starting at 4:30 into the press conference). 

A video of the press can be viewed here and downloaded here
A copy of the slide show from the press conference can be found here.

The Minnesota GOP and Trump campaign even embarked on a tour of the state of Minnesota, which risked exposing Minnesotans to a deadly pandemic that has killed over 180,000 Americans and whose infection rates are growing here in Minnesota. Here’s what today’s speakers said:

“The plain truth here is that Minnesota Republicans and the Trump campaign are putting people’s lives at risk to win political campaigns,” said DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin. “The Minnesota Republican Party’s unsafe events could be spreading COVID-19 across our state, landing people in the hospital, and even killing them. If Minnesota Republican events have not caused serious harm, it is only because their fellow Minnesotans are taking this threat seriously and making the sacrifices necessary to save lives.”

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