‘He’s only concerned about himself’: Governor slams Trump after his revealing comments about coronavirus risk

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When thousands of Trump supporters attended an indoor MAGA rally in Las Vegas over the weekend, social distancing was not encouraged — and protective face masks were few and far between in the crowd. Critics of President Donald Trump have slammed the rally as blatantly irresponsible, including Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak — who didn’t hold back during an appearance on MSNBC on Monday.

In an interview, Trump had dismissed concerns about contracting the virus at the rally, saying: “I’m on a stage and it’s very far away.” He added: “And so I’m not at all concerned.”

Of course, his supporters in the audience were packed in tightly against each other, many of them not wearing masks. Continue reading.

#EndorseThis: Trump ‘Not At All Concerned’ Over Virus Infecting Voters At His Nevada Rally

Donald Trump defended his decision to defy coronavirus mitigation orders in order to hold a packed indoor rally in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday night, saying that he was far away from the thousands of maskless attendees who were defying social distancing orders.

“I’m on a stage, and it’s very far away,” Trump said in an interview with a reporter from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “And so I’m not at all concerned.”

Trump expressed no concern in the interview for the thousands of his supporters who defied all social distancing orders to pack into the indoor rally, most of them not wearing masks, putting themselves at risk of contracting the deadly virus, which has to date killed 193,950 people in the United States. Continue reading.