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Trump continues to ignore pandemic on trip to Florida coronavirus epicenter

2020-07-11T07:12:59.619Z


Donald Trump's trip to Florida would appear to be any other presidential visit to a decisive state months before the election, if the country was not in the midst of a pandemic.


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(CNN) –– The trip of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to Florida this Friday would seem to be any other presidential visit to a decisive state months before the elections, if the country was not in the midst of a pandemic and if the State itself del Sol was not the most recent focus of coronavirus.

The trip, which includes a multi-million dollar fundraiser and several meetings, comes amid Trump's biggest push to get the United States back on track amid the pandemic. The president has endeavored to project an image of normality, even when he addresses what has been classified as the new epicenter of the virus and the rest of the country is recommended not to travel, respect social distancing and wear a mask.

The president's first stop this Friday was a visit to Doral, Florida, to participate in a meeting with the US Southern Command. The meeting, largely focused on drug trafficking prevention efforts, occurred in the county from Miami-Dade, which has seen a dramatic increase in coronavirus cases this week and continues to be under pressure for resources.

  • LOOK: Trump reaches Florida's Miami-Dade County, the epicenter of the state's coronavirus

A presidential visit - no matter who is in office - involves a significant amount of resources, as White House officials, representatives of the White House Medical Unit and agents of the US Secret Service must travel before of the president to coordinate with local officials on the ground. There is a great deal of medical preparation involved every time a president travels, with plans set for the worst-case scenario.

After visiting the Southern Command, Trump participated in a round table with dissidents of communism and socialism in Latin America. Attendees focused heavily on warning against socialism and communism creeping into the United States, sometimes drawing parallels with Democrats and activists in the country.

Now Joe Biden and the radical left are trying to impose this same system, socialism in the United States. Biden is a puppet of Bernie Sanders, (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez), the militant left, the people who want to tear down statues and monuments of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, "Trump said, adding:" They want to rip statues out of Jesus. "

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Like other events in the past few weeks, this roundtable was at a church, and it was unclear if people were socially estranged. During similar White House meetings in churches amid the pandemic, efforts to distance audience members have been mixed.

The President will complete his trip with attendance at a closed-door fundraiser, one of the many activities that Trump and previous leaders have used to garner the support of major donors. However, the event comes after supporters scheduled to attend a fundraiser with the vice president on Thursday turned positive for the coronavirus and were asked to leave before he arrived.

Trump's public appearances at the White House this week also appear to be part of efforts to return to normality amid the pandemic, by focusing on children returning to school despite covid-19 cases, in Sign an important trade agreement and improve "Hispanic prosperity".

  • READ: Supreme Court closes the door to know Trump's taxes before the elections

While meeting with the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to sign the trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada, Trump promoted the US decision to send artificial respirators to Mexico with the aim of "saving many lives " But he did not mention the fact that this week, coronavirus cases and deaths in Mexican territory nearly tripled after the government reopened certain sectors of the economy.

During events at the White House to push children back to schools this fall, Trump said he would pressure governors to reopen academic institutions, accusing them of wanting to keep them closed for political reasons, not concerns about the spread. of the virus.

In addition, at a round table and ceremony in the Rose Garden to establish the "Hispanic Prosperity Initiative" this Thursday, mentions of the impact of the coronavirus on Latinos were rare. An event participant called the effects of covid-19 on the economy an "incident."

Also, during the signing of a decree, Trump promoted his government's efforts against the coronavirus, but never mentioned its impacts on the health of the Hispanic community.

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Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that Hispanics and blacks experience coronavirus infections at rates much higher than their representation in the population. And CDC data obtained by The New York Times reveals that blacks and Latinos are three times more likely to get the virus than their white neighbors.

The recent increase in coronavirus cases and deaths in states across the Cinturón del Sol, which have some of the largest Latino populations in the country, were also not mentioned in the White House events focused on Hispanics this Thursday.

In Texas, Hispanic coronavirus cases statewide are proportional to their population. But in individual cities like Dallas, the community is seeing a disproportionate impact.

In Dallas, more than 60% of people with covid-19 are Hispanic, according to county health officials. Hispanics make up about 40% of Dallas County, according to the Census Bureau. And in the Rio Grande Valley, a region with a large Hispanic population, hospitals and funeral services have begun to be overwhelmed due to a spike in the virus.

  • LOOK: Donald Trump is in open dispute with health officials as the virus rages

However, there are some signs that the President, the White House, and his campaign are trying to adapt to the new realities of the coronavirus.

Trump, who has been reluctant to wear face masks in places where social estrangement is not possible, said he plans to wear one when he visits the Walter Reed National Medical Center this Saturday.

"You are in a hospital, I think it is very appropriate," said the president on Thursday. "I have no problem with a mask."

Trump explained: "If I'm with soldiers, people who ... you know, I don't want to spread anything."

And the campaign plans to make changes at its next New Hampshire rally, the second since the pandemic began.

The event was scheduled for this weekend, but White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that it had been delayed due to an approaching storm.

  • READ: Tulsa sees an increase in covid-19 following the Trump rally in June

Tulsa, where the first campaign rally occurred in June, is now seeing an increase in coronavirus cases. Local health authorities have suggested that the increase was linked to a series of major events in the city, including the rally.

Unlike the first Oklahoma rally, which had less than expected attendance and was held indoors with little social distancing, the New Hampshire event is expected to take place in an aircraft hangar. And although the campaign said in Tulsa that the masks were voluntary, this time they plan to ask attendees to use them and promote social distancing.

Ashley Killough, Fredreka Schouten and Betsy Klein, all from CNN, contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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