As reported by POLITICO, Donald Trump’s campaign is going against expert advice and recklessly pursuing a door-knocking program that is needlessly endangering American lives for political gain.
It has been reported that they’ve knocked on over 1 million doors in the last month, directly placing 1 million American households in harm’s way. This in addition to the millions of Americans facing the deadly and devastating consequences of Trump’s failed leadership on the pandemic response.
As a result of Trump’s efforts to deliberately downplay the severity and danger of the virus, publicly undermine his own experts, and push schools and states to reopen before it safe to do so, more than 157,000 Americans have died, 4.7 million have been infected, and millions more are dealing with the fallout of an historic economic collapse.
In response, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the following statement:
“It’s apparently not enough for Donald Trump to put Americans in danger from the Oval Office. Now he’s sending his campaign staff to bring the danger right to the doorsteps of millions of unsuspecting families.
“Let’s be clear: the Trump campaign is knowingly risking the lives of Americans by sending strangers to their homes in the middle of a global pandemic where every cough, sneeze and breath can transmit a killer disease.
“And for what is he putting people in danger? To help him win reelection..
“I have bad news for the Trump campaign. This reckless action is only going to confirm what voters already know – this President is willing to make the coronavirus crisis worse if he thinks it gives him a political edge.
“That attitude has already caused hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths and — Trump’s super spreader canvassing program will cause many more.”