Heat at Trump rally sends a dozen attendees to the hospital

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: NBC News

A crowded Trump rally in steamy Tampa, Florida, on Thursday resulted in 17 attendees needing medical attention, with a dozen being taken to the hospital, fire officials told NBC News.

Trump spoke for just under an hour in 87-degree heat at the event outside of Raymond James Stadium to a largely mask-less group of supporters.

A fire truck at the rear of the rally sprayed water in the air to rain down on some rallygoers, but the heat was too much for some attendees, many of whom had been waiting for hours. Tampa Fire Rescue said one of the attendees fainted and another had a seizure. The other 10 who were taken to the hospital were just listed as "sick" with no other details.

The incident came two days after 30 rallygoers in Omaha, Nebraska, needed medical attention after transportation issues resulted in hundreds of attendees being stuck for hours in the freezing cold. Officials said seven were taken to area hospitals with a variety of ailments.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/heat-trump-rally-sends-dozen-attendees-hospital-n1245397

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If it isn't Covid-19, then heat exhaustion

[stopbush]

1. He doesn't care who gets sick or who dies. All to assuage his fragile ego.

[Newest Reality]

2. Grim reaper's gotta' reap. Needs more sickle.

[hlthe2b]

3. Well, if you can't freeze 'em, can't infect them, then cook 'em!

Sorry... I do feel bad for these people, even while I have nothing but contempt for their political views and thinking process.

[underpants]

4. There it is

That’s the joke we’ve been looking for.

[Initech]

28. This would make a great Earl G meme: Pick Your Poison (Literally)

First half: Trump supporters get hypothermia at Nebraska Rally: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/29/trump-supporters-hospitalised-after-being-stranded-in-freezing-temperatures-at-late-night-rally-omaha

Second half: Trump supporters get heat stroke at Tampa rally: https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/29/trump-supporters-pass-out-at-florida-rally/

Trump: I have the greatest rallies ever!!!

[dixiechiken1]

5. His rallies are health hazards.

Dumbasses.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. On the farm we call it watering the vegetables.

No big deal.

[liberal N proud]

7. Killing his supporters

If not by Covid then exposure

First hypothermia then heat exhaustion

[marble falls]

8. Maybe he could host the next one on the slopes of an active volcano??

[littlemissmartypants]

18. ...

[stillcool]

20. ooh boy...

[yaesu]

9. He needs to recruit healthier actors. nt

[BlueWavePsych]

11. Priceless!

[Initech]

27. He's not exactly what one would call "healthy".

In fact he's like the exact opposite of what a healthy person at that age should look like.

[Binkie The Clown]

10. In Trump's mind they owe it to him to take whatever he dishes out and

to worship him and grovel at his feet and beg for more.

[pfitz59]

12. Trump is running cold and hot

If the COVID won't kill them, the rallies will.

[OAITW r.2.0]

13. Whatever floats your boat.....

The Trump Disaster Tour, 2020.

[Miigwech]

14. What's the matter with all those wusses? LOL

[truthisfreedom]

15. When he's not freezin' 'em, he's roastin' 'em.

[pat_k]

16. Freezes them in Omaha yesterday, cooks them in Tampa today. What's next?

Burn them up in wildfires in Orange County?

Strand them in the wet and dark in Atlanta?

Drown them in another boat parade?

[flibbitygiblets]

21. Maybe one of those beautiful, clean coal mines? They're not being used anyway...

Bonus, not a lot of fresh air, so the Covid really spreads efficiently.

Good lord, who the fuck are these idiot supporters?

[paleotn]

17. Tots! Pears!

These yokels and the frozen buns in Nebraska should wonder....is Jesus trying to tell them something?

[DallasNE]

19. Everything Trump Touches Turns To Sh#t n/t

[sakabatou]

22. First it was the cold, this time it's the heat

And his supporters don't care if their Dear Leader hurts them.

[AllaN01Bear]

23. he only cares about him self. does not even care for his own fam. grr.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. ...

[birdographer]

25. I'm thinking they don't know

about the freezing in Omaha. Fox would never report that. If they knew about that, and now this, you would have to wonder if they see a pattern here. He is trying to kill them. But...Omaha people don't know about Tampa people, and vice versa. We still have to wonder what the hell is wrong with those people?

[lunasun]

31. +Wow you could be so right . They are unlikely aware at all in their "news world "

[thesquanderer]

26. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice

Between the last rally and this one, he's covering all the bases.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

29. It really is a cult.

nt

[lunasun]

30. It was practically nobody . Just like those trumpsicles were nobody once the rally was done

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

32. Nice that there was a fire truck spraying a bit of relief.

Most of the attendees should have known that it gets hot in Florida. I'm sure some of the smarter attendees (there might have been some) waited for a while, then went home to the comfort of air conditioning.

I wonder if the Trump campaign supplied bottles of water and had sufficient port-a-potties rented for the event.