Trump campaign flouted agreement to follow health guidelines at rally, documents show
In the days leading up to the Sept. 30 event in Duluth, Minn., local officials had privately pressed the Trump campaign to abide by state public health guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, documents show. In response, the campaign signed an agreement pledging to follow those rules, limiting attendance to 250 people. On the day of the rally, however, Trump supporters flooded onto the tarmac at Duluth International Airport. They stood shoulder to shoulder, many without masks.
“We have been notified that the 250 person limit has been exceeded,” an airport representative emailed a campaign official late that afternoon. “This email serves as our notice of a contract violation and we are requesting you remedy the situation.” The warning went unheeded — and unanswered. The rally was attended by more than 2,500 people, airport officials estimated.
Emails and other documents obtained by The Washington Post through open-records requests show that Duluth officials insisted on adherence to the rules, and that the campaign responded by making commitments it ultimately did not keep.
A spokesman for the Trump campaign did not respond to our request for comment.
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