Gov. Whitmer calls Trump rally in Lansing a 'recipe for disaster' as COVID-19 cases surge
Source: Detroit Free Press
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called President Donald Trump's planned campaign rally in Lansing on Tuesday "a recipe for disaster" among soaring coronavirus case numbers and urged the public not to attend the event.
Whitmer, speaking live Sunday on two Detroit television stations, also urged parents to pull their children out of high school winter sports such as hockey, basketball and wrestling if some of the other students involved in those activities are not wearing masks.
Whitmer made her comments after the state on Saturday reported 3,338 new coronavirus cases Saturday. That is a record high since the pandemic began in March, though hospitalization rates and fatalities are still well below their April peaks.
The Michigan governor's comments also came amid news that several top aides to Vice President Mike Pence, who visited Oakland County Thursday, have tested positive for the coronavirus, including Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short. Despite that, the White House said Pence plans to maintain his campaign travel schedule, with daily testing.
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Maybe Trump can offer free samples of Regeneron to rally attendees.
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