Coronavirus June 20, 2020

Six Staffers Working Trump Rally Test Positive For Coronavirus

TULSA, OKLAHOMA - JUNE 18: Nicholas Winford (L) debates a group of Trump supporters on the racial policies of U.S. President Donald Trump outside the BOK Center June 18, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trump is scheduled to hold his first political rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic at the BOK Center on Saturday while infection rates in the state of Oklahoma continue to rise. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The coronavirus concerns surrounding Donald Trump’s rally tonight in Tulsa have just become more real. We are just learning campaign workers associated with the rally have tested positive.

In a statement to CNN, the Donald Trump campaign's communications director Tim Murtaugh confirms that six staffers working on tonight’s Tulsa, OK rally have tested positive for coronavirus and are now following quarantine procedures. NBC was first to report. pic.twitter.com/7JUHzCYMO9
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) June 20, 2020

While these workers are reportedly quarantined, there are still worries about all the Trump supporters gathering for the rally.

Many attendees waiting for Trump’s rally in Tulsa are not wearing masks or social distancing, CNN’s @martinsavidge reports. Most tell him they are not concerned about the risk of contracting coronavirus. https://t.co/CwqUwBysJd pic.twitter.com/k3lAksjENu
— CNN (@CNN) June 20, 2020