President Donald Trump held a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma last week to kick off his 2020 campaign, but the overflowing crowd the President touted was nowhere to be seen. Chris Cillizza explains how the last five months of political turmoil have led to the lowest point of Trump’s presidency so far.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
Trump campaign touts 1 million ticket requests for Tulsa rally
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-touts-1-million-ticket-requests-for-first-rally-since-outbreak-of-coronavirus
Tulsa official says 6,200 attended Trump rally as campaign tries to blame ‘radical’ protesters and media for lack of crowd
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/21/politics/trump-rally-tulsa-attendance/index.html
Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/supreme-court-lgbtq-employment-case/index.html
Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/daca-immigration-supreme-court/index.html
Every GOP senator who attended a news conference today wore a mask
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-06-17-20-intl/h_f0c57974f0525cdd0b4b7c4c89bda5cb
Top Republican will block Trump nominees until administration explains watchdog firings
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/grassley-block-trump-nominees/index.html
Florida shows signs as next coronavirus epicenter as cases spike across the country
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/us/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html
Trump risks potential backlash from evangelicals with ‘tone-deaf’ Bible photo-op
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/trump-evangelicals-church-protests/index.html
Mattis tears into Trump: ‘We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership’
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/mattis-statement-trump/index.html
John Bolton just revealed Donald Trump’s dirty little secret
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/22/politics/john-bolton-trump-room-where-it-happened/index.html
CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/08/politics/cnn-poll-trump-biden-chaotic-week/index.html
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