In response to Donald Trump’s announcement that he will be holding super-spreader events in La Crosse and Green Bay, Wisconsin, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the following statement:
“In a desperate and misguided attempt to save his reelection chances in Wisconsin, Donald Trump is bringing his illegal super-spreader rallies to La Crosse and Green Bay – two of the top ten cities with the highest infection rates in the country. It’s a move that will further endanger everyone in those communities which are already struggling to contain outbreaks, whether they attend the rallies or not.
“Wisconsin’s cases are up 82 percent in the last two weeks and they currently have a record number of hospitalizations. Donald Trump knows this but is determined to place his own political agenda far ahead of the American people’s health and safety anyway. These rallies spit in the face of all expert advice, but Trump plainly doesn’t care about anything besides himself.
“Since the start of this crisis, Trump has downplayed the virus, undermined his own experts who dared disagree with him, and lied to the American people – all in a sad effort to make himself look better.
“Unfortunately for him, putting voters in grave danger while refusing to actually do your job to protect them is not a great reelection strategy. No one will forget that Trump knew about the danger, botched the response, and is now actively endangering people’s lives with his events.”
[New York Times, 9/28/20]