Tulsa officials ask Trump not to hold his rally

He won’t care.

NEW: Lawyers sue to stop President Trump's Tulsa campaign rally over coronavirus fears https://t.co/SM9pl3Z2mJ pic.twitter.com/XdbDsAGgz5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 17, 2020

"Pence said Monday that cases of the virus there had dropped 'precipitously' and that the state had 'flattened the curve.'

But data compiled by The New York Times shows an obvious and steep rise following the state’s reopening."https://t.co/spvDwO7473
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) June 16, 2020

Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith says it's "not the right time" for President Trump to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

"We'll have a whole lot of folks who are coming in from areas … We don't know if they're from a hotspot. We've had a spike."https://t.co/4Y7Flr2YpQ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 16, 2020

Despite new coronavirus cases surging in Oklahoma, President Trump is holding an indoor rally in Tulsa this weekend — where he said he expects "a record-setting crowd."

There will not be room for proper social distancing, and face masks are not required.https://t.co/uNjKGxotVa
— NPR (@NPR) June 16, 2020

My story tonight from Tulsa: https://t.co/5f19YW2Qwo
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 15, 2020

Dear @VP #MikePence — you literally couldn't be more inaccurate. These two charts from the #Tulsa health dept. reveal the truth as #Trump plans a masks-optional campaign rally there in 5 days. https://t.co/A8QPGgmb8G pic.twitter.com/eL7LKooBOm
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) June 15, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence blatantly lied to reporters about the trajectory of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma, where President Trump is scheduled to hold a large campaign rally on Saturday https://t.co/iPKd0NLVRC
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 15, 2020

There is no plan to test any of Trump's supporters who attend the mega-rally in Oklahoma, where cases have spiked in recent days and the sweltering heat may complicate temperature readings. https://t.co/UrgNjpHlFt
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) June 15, 2020

TODAY: "Tulsa County sees highest single-day increase in coronavirus cases since pandemic began" https://t.co/NjU5xrltRF
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 15, 2020

There's simply no reason — beyond his own desire to hear crowds chanting his name again — for Trump to return to the campaign trail this week.

Not with 18 states reporting increases in the number of cases, including Oklahoma.https://t.co/AjQVn7UUjD
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 15, 2020

Oklahoma Dept of Health suggests Trump rally goers seek out Coronavirus testing both before and after the event.https://t.co/KG5pYbjKXt
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 16, 2020

As the deadly coronavirus pandemic continues, Dr. @JReinerMD says Trump's planned campaign rally in Tulsa amounts to criminal endangerment.

"He's intentionally exposing people to the risk of acquiring a deadly virus just for a photo op." pic.twitter.com/2F99lm3rHM
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) June 17, 2020

Trump lies about Obama, Biden and policing

He said they did nothing. He’s a liar…again.

His speech was worthless and he used the white supremacy keyword “heritage” at the end to appeal to the bigots in his base.

So that was weird. And my GOP source was correct in that there was no substance in Trump’s “police reform” announcement. It was mainly a ramble, praising himself, attacking President Obama and Democratic mayors and droning about the economy while gushing over police and violence.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 16, 2020

So the EO "bans chokeholds" except when the police want to use chokeholds?
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) June 16, 2020

The 116-page 2015 report of Obama's "Task Force on 21st Century Policing" is still up on the Department of Justice website: https://t.co/nFpgpHBq8s https://t.co/f52Eziy9cm
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) June 16, 2020

NEW: Dwayne L. Palmer & his mother, Rose, were among the families who met w/ Pres Trump for about an hour. Palmer told me Trump was sympathetic but used a lot of "platitudes." "Kind words," he said. "But, speaking for my family, we are beyond kind words. We want to see action.”
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 16, 2020

Before his lies, he met with families of people who were killed by police.

NOT TRUE what @realDonaldTrump said that @BarackObama & @JoeBiden did nothing! The Obama admin had 21st Century Policing enforced by the DOJ & its Civil Rights Division. Pattern & Practice & body cams were part of the accountability then. Trump abolished the Civil Rights office
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) June 16, 2020

Trump claims Obama and Biden "never even tried" to address these problems during their eight years in office. That's not true at all.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 16, 2020

Trump says Obama didn't reform policing. But Obama did and then Trump ditched it https://t.co/VsQMtdr3TE
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) June 16, 2020

Boogaloo gunman allegedly kills two law enforcement officers

Trump attacks Antifa but it’s the right wing extremists that apparently have killed people.

Facts are stubborn things, and apparently irrelevant to Bill Barr:
Accused Killer Of California Cops Was Associated With Right-Wing 'Boogaloo Movement' https://t.co/iSbeX7Va32
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) September 17, 2020

US attorney announces the gunman who allegedly killed two law enforcement officers in California was associated with the right-wing Boogaloo movement. A patch bearing the group’s symbol was found in the van used by the shooter in Oakland and Santa Cruz killings
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) June 16, 2020

If true, this indicates the Boogaloos are a bigger threat than Antifa. Where's the Trump speech on this? https://t.co/dmgne2Zp70
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 16, 2020

Far-right "Boogaloo Boys" are trying to incite violence at protests https://t.co/VqsN6P9Lam pic.twitter.com/LAPxsd5xQN
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) June 5, 2020

Hi Charlie! It turns out Patrick Underwood was killed by two far-right men from the Boogaloo group who used the protests as cover for their violence against police. One of the men was a former Air Force sergeant. I'm looking forward to your correction! https://t.co/Wnuh87JyBy https://t.co/sh41EAxvT4
— Isaac Saul (@Ike_Saul) June 16, 2020

Tear gas used on protesters in 98 US cities

This will also make them more vulnerable to getting the coronavirus at the protests.

Law enforcement agencies are using tear gas against people protesting police brutality and racism at levels not seen since periods of unrest in the 1960s and 70s, experts say.

We examined how and where it was used. This is what we found. https://t.co/v2wehPbaFJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 16, 2020

More on the Trump campaign attack on CNN over a poll

Here's how I opened the @ReliableSources segment: "If President Trump loses in November, his divorce from reality will be one of the reasons why." Did the interview demonstrate this "unreality?" You decidehttps://t.co/NRaE1ZJzDT
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 14, 2020

Brian Stelter's interview with Trump campaign senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis was a cage match pic.twitter.com/uPYZPXg21j
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2020

The Hendrix College poll of Arkansas–the one cited by a Trump lawyer to dispute the last CNN/SSRS poll–is the single worst poll of the cycle for the president
(it is the one on the veryyy bottom-right corner) pic.twitter.com/Oe9LOMU8be
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) June 14, 2020

Spikes in coronavirus stats

People are bored with the virus but it’s not over or anywhere close!

Would like to read more on if there's a relationship between where COVID is spreading and people being indoors more because it's too hot out. Here are searches for "air conditioning", for instance. Note that AZ (very high COVID growth now) tops the list. https://t.co/EJFrdimrJX pic.twitter.com/AVImYydjXJ
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) June 17, 2020

Our daily update is published. We’ve now tracked 23.5 million tests, up 485k from yesterday.

Note that we can only track tests that a state reports.

For details, see: https://t.co/PZrmH4bl5Y pic.twitter.com/mA70UVXTCG
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) June 14, 2020

States seeing surge in coronavirus cases: pic.twitter.com/xVXVuHMf7F
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) June 14, 2020

New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening https://t.co/goWcgTDzP3 pic.twitter.com/xW4Sx8tYze
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 14, 2020

Kudlow to @jaketapper: “Hospitalizations may be going up but that’s because elected procedures are now permitted.”

Texas has reported the number of those hospitalized with Coronavirus is at an all-time high. Arizona warned that its ICU’s are filling up with COVID-19 cases.
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) June 14, 2020

Unreal.

"There is ample reason to tie the latest surge of infections to relatively early reopenings…Most of the 10 hardest-hit states that have seen rising case levels started reopening on or before May 8," NYT reports.

Exactly what experts predicted.https://t.co/cGMXrdijIY
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 14, 2020

Coronavirus cases are climbing now in 17 states via @CNN: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming. https://t.co/QT9fVo8OFK pic.twitter.com/Qq1FjOfmpJ
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) June 13, 2020

We don't know the impact mass outdoor demonstrations will have on the spread. But there will be a concerted effort in some corners to act as though things were going well or were on the right track before the protests began. According to the early numbers, that's not true.
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) June 8, 2020

A single coronavirus update snapshot.

Florida.

FL got a lot of praise for how it handled nursing home cases (very well).

Florida pushed opening amid sneering from people who didn't understand its case spread.

Now?

Last 4 days: Most new cases of any 4-days in the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/MWJYlWX0z9
— (((Charles Fishman))) (@cfishman) June 7, 2020

FLORIDA is on fire – sets a new all time daily record – 2,581 new #covid19 cases on Saturday. Perfect time for a 15,000-person indoor GOP convention in Jacksonville + docked cruise ships as potential hotel rooms… what could go wrong? https://t.co/bsY9u2qB1t
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 14, 2020

My earlier worst fears confirmed: Younger adults were the main source of 61 different outbreak clusters in Japan. In this study (in a CDC journal), contact tracing isolated the primary source of 61 epidemic clusters to be mostly younger adults! 🧵 #COVID19 https://t.co/PbIQUnDXV0 pic.twitter.com/3uKvUuUaNZ
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 14, 2020

Coronavirus cases spike in Florida as President Trump prepares for the Republican convention in the state. https://t.co/ZkARYhS6di
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 14, 2020

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Sunday downplayed the increase in coronavirus cases seen in many states and said the country “has got to open.”https://t.co/EAf2N4o8Hm
— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 14, 2020

At least 18 U.S. states report increasing coronavirus cases after reopening https://t.co/lus2wA1Bfc
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 14, 2020

South Carolina reports highest one-day rise in coronavirus cases for fourth straight day https://t.co/lwBNwFr5af pic.twitter.com/e1WknrzQ57
— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2020

So, the actual peak of COVID-19 deaths may have been a bit earlier, higher and steeper than the official tally shows. A lot of deaths that happened early (before adequate testing) were missed. We're missing fewer deaths now that testing has improved. https://t.co/sxEzUo47DZ
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) May 30, 2020

One of these is not like the others. #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/crFQUvDQn8
— Niles Edward Francis (@NilesGApol) June 14, 2020

The coronavirus won’t be loosening its grip on the U.S. any time soon, infectious disease experts said on Sunday. Experts have estimated that without a vaccine, about 70% of the population will need to be infected and develop immunity to stop the spread. https://t.co/fhFoSm8aG6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2020

Coronavirus
Does
Not
Care
If
You’re
Over
It https://t.co/TQMtrKSZZm
— Jesse Damiani (@JesseDamiani) June 14, 2020

Washington State sounds alarm over rising coronavirus cases https://t.co/iDR2LRbC8h pic.twitter.com/cDEQcIsoHw
— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2020

DC Detects New Peak in Coronavirus Cases: Health Officials. #coronavirus https://t.co/BxqDay2v2w
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 14, 2020

Are female leaders better at fighting a pandemic? @NickKristof compiled death rates from the coronavirus for 21 countries around the world, 13 led by men and 8 by women, and the difference was striking. https://t.co/R57tM7xzrN pic.twitter.com/8fkKc1mm7f
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) June 14, 2020

See where in the U.S. the number of new coronavirus cases is rising and where it's falling in the last 14 days with our interactive map https://t.co/ZrLvDuUpkv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 14, 2020

Tulsa venue for Trump rally won’t hold any other events through July

This is obviously a bad idea and people will get sick. Trump cares more about his ego than the health of his cult members.

Record increase in COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County, where President Trump will hold a rally next week. https://t.co/q0Yh4fKPUR
— Will DuPree (@willrdupree) June 12, 2020

President Trump’s rally in Tulsa,
Oklahoma—now the day after Juneteenth—will be held at an indoor arena that has canceled all other events through the end of July because of coronavirus.

https://t.co/9MelDFEoF6
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 14, 2020

Trump said the rally would be in a “beautiful new venue, brand new,” which was just announced by the White House as being the 12-year-old BOK Center in downtown. https://t.co/Fq8OyLlbu6
— tulsaworld (@tulsaworld) June 11, 2020

#MAGA rallies are about to become the biggest COVID-19 super spreader events in the country. https://t.co/KmkfuBdH2t
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 14, 2020

"An extraordinarily dangerous move." President Trump's planned indoor rally at a 19,000-seat arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma next week poses risks as virus cases rise in the region, some health officials warn. They would like to see the rally postponed. https://t.co/Oc72DlN4ci
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 14, 2020

Trump’s unsteady walk

We never did get the whole truth about his hospital visit last year. I assume he’s hiding some problem. I don’t want him to be sick. I want him to be honest.

Since everyone seems to be discussing the ramp to the speaker’s platform at West Point, here’s Vice President Biden ascending it in 2016. pic.twitter.com/YMQOoRM4Au
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) June 14, 2020

“The president has frequently tried to raise questions about the health and mental fitness of his rivals, while growing indignant when his own is questioned.” https://t.co/Al8LiXGEi7
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 14, 2020

Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point

Tough guy Trump can't even walk down a ramp. Obama did it better!

https://t.co/6B9R8Yl3w0
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) June 14, 2020

Guess who didn’t have a problem with the ramp they’ve used for over 10 years? Obama 2010 at West Point. pic.twitter.com/ClC6nxIV6x
— BevMarie (@evenbev) June 14, 2020

Lots of very legitimate questions about Trump's health in here. The fact that a 74 year old President seeking reelection is hiding basis health information from the public should be a national scandal https://t.co/buP6t43Img
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) June 14, 2020

There’s always a tweet, Trump ramp edition https://t.co/Dbh2PziTmI
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 14, 2020

Savage… but also a legit question. Why does Trump’s health seem to be a hands-off issue? Hillary Clinton getting faint with the flu was not… https://t.co/MmPNPi0gI9
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 16, 2020

52% think Trump is a racist

Do you think that President Trump is a racist?
Yes 52%
No 34%@YouGovAmerica/@YahooNews 6/9-10https://t.co/1vecgDXb6k
— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 14, 2020