John Thompson: Trump in Tulsa: Come for the Racism, Stay for the Plague
John Thompson, retired teacher and historian in Oklahoma, is keeping a close watch on the Trump rally and its risks to public health. He reports from the front lines of a city that’s about to dare COVID-19 to show its stuff at tonight’s indoor rally for 19,000 people. You can be sure that Trump will not wear a mask. Not wearing a mask in the midst of a global pandemic is the mark of….a brave macho guy? A COVidiot? Time will tell. In about two weeks.
He writes:
The single best insight into President Donald Trump’s June 20 rally in Tulsa was posted by Mark Alan on Facebook:
“Come for the Racism, Stay for the Plague.”If there was any thought that Alan was exaggerating, it would be overridden by Trump’s own words. After his campaign bragged about the 800,000 supporters who’ve shown interest in the Tulsa rally, he warned in a tweet:
Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will CONTINUE READING: John Thompson: Trump in Tulsa: Come for the Racism, Stay for the Plague | Diane Ravitch's blog
