总统唐纳德·特朗普周六在俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨，他在几个月来的第一次竞选集会上，触及了从COVID-19到NFL的一切，以及他在西点军校的一个坡道上被解剖的行走。
当这个国家从冠状病毒种族不公正的大流行和全国范围的呼吁，总统自三月以来第一次集会的宣布激起了对这两个问题的关注。
包括俄克拉何马州在内的全国各地的健康专家对总统将数千名支持者打包进会场表示担忧，这些支持者不得不同意不起诉竞选团队或生病的总统，因为COVID-19病例在该州呈上升趋势。最后，人群变得很大，但是还有很多空位。
事件前后的抗议大多是和平的，尽管事件发生后警察向示威者发射了催泪瓦斯和胡椒球。
2020年6月20日，在俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的博克中心，唐纳德·特朗普总统在冠状病毒病(COVID-19)爆发期间，挥舞着拳头，开始了他几个月来的首次竞选集会。莉亚·米利斯/路透社
将近两个小时后，特朗普结束了他的集会，他提出了重建美国道路、完成他的边境墙和保护国家免受外国威胁的计划。
在表示他将捍卫该县的宗教自由、思想自由和言论自由后，他最后提到了最近全国各地的黑人生命问题抗议，并表示他将保护第二修正案。
“当你在街上看到那些疯子时，拥有武器真是太好了，”他欢呼着说。"有趣的是，人们怎么会突然理解它，对吗?"
2020年6月20日，在俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的特朗普竞选集会前，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者为唐纳德·特朗普总统的儿子埃里克·特朗普欢呼。苏·奥格罗基/美联社照片
集会是这样展开的。
晚上9点41分，尽管失业率很高，总统仍以强劲的经济为荣
特朗普声称美国拥有有史以来最好的就业数据，赢得了一片掌声。
特朗普说:“我们建立了世界上最伟大的单一经济体，然后我们说不仅是世界，而且是世界历史上最伟大的单一经济体——他们从未挑战过我，所以我想我是对的。”。“我们拥有有史以来最好的数字。我们有最好的就业人数。非洲裔美国人，西班牙裔美国人，亚裔美国人，历史上最好的就业数据，历史上最好的股市数据。”
截至上周，仍有2050万人领取失业救济金，根据最新的经济数据。
特朗普声称，包括国王、王后和独裁者在内的其他世界领导人都赞扬了他在大流行期间在经济方面的工作。
“独裁者会来祝贺经济，”他吹嘘道。
特朗普推动全国经济重新开放。
“我们拯救了数百万人的生命，现在是时候敞开心扉，回去工作了，好吗?”他说。
晚上9:22，特朗普批评拜登过去的领导
集会一个小时后，特朗普把他的演讲转向了他的民主党对手、前副总统乔·拜登。
特朗普列举了拜登过去的外交关系工作，并表示他对中国并不强硬。
“他从未做过任何反对中国的事，乔·拜登。这就是为什么他们如此希望他获胜，”总统说。
2020年6月20日星期六，在俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者在博克中心的竞选集会上欢呼埃文·武契/美联社照片
晚上9点15分，总统痛斥国家橄榄球联盟道歉
总统将矛头对准了美国国家橄榄球联盟专员罗杰·古德，他向球员和球迷道歉，因为他们没有做足够的事情来表示对黑人激进主义的支持。
特朗普发誓在国歌响起时，球员和球迷不会下跪。
“我们会自豪地站起来，我们会站得更高，”他说。
前美国橄榄球联盟四分卫科林·卡佩尼克曾在2016年比赛前跪下抗议警察暴行，在特朗普总统任期的早期，他成了特朗普的经常目标。
晚上8:58，特朗普呼吁将烧旗者监禁一年
特朗普的演讲转向了在全国范围内拆除有争议的雕像。
他提出了一份报告，其中抗议者斩首了乔治·华盛顿的雕像，用美国国旗包裹起来，然后点燃。特朗普呼吁立法，如果有人亵渎国旗，将被监禁一年。
“我们应该这样做。他们谈论言论自由，我是言论自由的坚定信徒，但那是亵渎;这是他们做的一件可怕的事情，”他说。
晚上8:49，特朗普在西点军校毕业典礼上为走下坡路辩护
总统提到了上周在西点军校的毕业典礼，在那里，他被拍到挽着一名军人的胳膊慢慢走下坡道。
他还被拍摄到在仪式中单手喝水有困难。在20分钟里，他谈论了他的力量、滑的斜坡、他的皮鞋，并指责媒体让他看起来更糟。
唐纳德·特朗普于2020年6月20日抵达俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的博克中心参加竞选集会。尼古拉斯·卡姆/法新社通过盖蒂图片
“事实证明这比什么都糟糕。他说:“如果我摔倒并滑下那该死的斜坡，我会过得更好。
特朗普说他给他妻子打了电话，他声称妻子告诉他，媒体说他一定患有帕金森氏症。
晚上8点31分，特朗普批评了“黑人生活很重要”的抗议活动，人群欢呼着，他称COVID为“中国病毒”
特朗普在欢呼的人群中上台，谈论了各种各样的近期问题。
他批评州长和地方领导人对乔治·弗洛伊德被杀后发生的黑人生活问题抗议的处理。他特别提到了西雅图，那里的抗议者占领了一个警察分局和城市的一部分。
特朗普夸口说他利用国民警卫队镇压了一些城市的抗议活动。
2020年6月20日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普抵达俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的博克中心参加竞选集会。赢得麦克纳米/盖蒂图像
“我有一个提议，你想什么时候都行，我们会在一个小时或更短的时间内解决。我可能错了，但对我们来说，看这场灾难可能更好，”他对欢呼的人群说。
他还批评民主党领导人在抗议期间没有谈论冠状病毒的危险。
“他们从不谈论COVID。他们从不谈论——当你看到25，000人走在第五大道上，或者走在民主党控制的城市的街道上——你永远不会听到他们说他们没有戴口罩，因为他们正在打破窗户跑进来。”
2020年6月20日星期六，在俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者在博克中心参加竞选集会时欢呼埃文·武契/美联社照片
特朗普提到了这种病毒在中国的起源，这让大众很开心。
“COVID-19。这个名字离中国越来越远，而不是称它为中国病毒，”他说，赢得了热烈的掌声。
他后来还称之为“功夫流感”
根据约翰·霍普金斯大学系统科学与工程中心的数据，截至周六晚上，美国已有超过220万例冠状病毒确诊病例，超过11.4万人死亡。随着经济的重新开放，包括俄克拉荷马州在内的几个州最近出现了病例上升。
晚上8:09，彭斯承诺，如果特朗普再次当选，将会有更多保守的最高法院法官
副总统迈克·彭斯走上舞台，在介绍总统之前向人群发表讲话。
在谈到特朗普的第二任期计划和对其前任、前副总统乔·拜登的抨击时，彭斯谈到了特朗普对联邦法官的任命。彭斯提到了本周最高法院的裁决，该裁决支持对变性美国人和DACA获奖者的保护，并承诺特朗普将任命更多保守派人士担任法官。
“我们上周得知，美国最高法院需要更多保守的法官，”彭斯说。
特朗普在他的演讲中还提到了最高法院，并表示他希望任命更多的法官。
竞技场里的人群很少，上层的许多座位都是空的。
特朗普竞选团队最近表示，塔尔萨集会的门票被要求超过100万张，这是几个月来因covid-19而举行的第一次集会。
特朗普宣称不会有空座位。
我会让这个视频在集会中为自己说话。pic.twitter.com/se6er6j49m
——伊丽莎白·托马斯(@lizzkatherine_)2020年6月20日
下午7点55分，特伦斯·克鲁彻的妹妹拒绝与彭斯会面
一位与活动家蒂芙尼·克鲁切尔关系密切的消息人士告诉美国广播公司，她拒绝了在集会前与副总统迈克·彭斯交谈的邀请。蒂芙尼·克鲁切尔是2016年被俄克拉荷马州警方杀害的黑人男子特伦斯·克鲁切尔的兄弟。
“当警察改革和公民权利进展如此之少的时候，蒂芙尼不想被用作拍照工具，”该消息人士说。
射杀克鲁彻的警官贝蒂·乔·谢尔比被指控过失杀人，但被判无罪。
晚上7:29，特朗普取消了户外演讲，因为舞台附近聚集了一小群人
在最后一秒钟的变化中，总统的竞选团队宣布，由于投票率低于预期，他取消了对竞技场外人群的演讲。
博克中心外面已经搭建了一个舞台，但是晚上7点左右附近没什么人。后来舞台被拆除了。
这里可以看到俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨市BOK中心外的区域。
竞选发言人蒂姆·默陶告诉美国广播公司新闻，比预期人数少的投票是由抗议者和媒体造成的，然而，很少有关于竞技场外大规模抗议的报道。
下午7:14:当集会者出现在博克中心时，预防措施已经到位
召集人收到了关于COVID-19的书面警告，工作人员已经就位，以确保他们在进入BOK中心前尽可能的安全。
在周边，医护人员穿着个人防护装备，用手持扫描仪和自助终端温度扫描仪检查与会者的体温。
2020年6月20日，当与会者参加唐纳德·特朗普竞选连任的集会时，在俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的博克中心外面可以买到一盒盒洗手液。广播公司新闻
还张贴了海报，警告与会者他们感染病毒的风险，如果他们生病了，他们不会追究总统或他的竞选团队成员的责任。
2020年6月20日，当与会者参加唐纳德·特朗普竞选连任的集会时，面具在俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨的博克中心外随处可见。广播公司新闻
为与会者准备了满满的口罩和洗手液。
专家担心冠状病毒传播
美国最高传染病专家、总统冠状病毒特别工作组的主要成员安东尼·福西博士说，他不会参加周六的活动，并告诉美国广播公司新闻，现在参加政治集会或抗议仍然是“危险”和“有风险的”
周六的大规模竞选活动预计将吸引约10万人前往该地区，在此之前，塔尔萨的官员甚至建议总统推迟活动，因为数据显示案件数量激增，他们担心集会不安全。
塔尔萨卫生部负责人布鲁斯·达特博士周四说:“我建议推迟到更安全的时候，直到数据表明，人们在室内、在有COVID-19病毒传播威胁的封闭空间里的担心程度没有那么大。”。“这是我个人希望看到的情况。病毒在这里。因此，让我们集中精力在这里保持安全。”
2020年6月19日，在俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者在明天集会的地点——博克中心附近排队参加特朗普的竞选集会赢得麦克纳米/盖蒂图像
但作为回应，特朗普竞选团队表示，他们仍在全力以赴，计划检查门口的温度，分发洗手液和口罩，但戴口罩不是强制性的。
在一场导致117，000多名美国人死亡的大流行中，总统的竞选团队没有以更小的规模重返竞选活动，而是重新发起规模甚至比冠状病毒袭击前还要大的集会——特朗普计划周六发表两次演讲，一次面向聚集在外面的人群，另一次面向聚集在博克中心的数千人。
“听着，我认为美国人最清楚什么对他们和他们的家庭最好，当然也最清楚采取这些安全和负责任的措施。特朗普的竞选高级顾问梅塞德斯·施拉普告诉美国广播公司新闻直播黄金时间主持人林西·戴维斯。
尽管白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克肯尼在周五的白宫新闻发布会上说，她参加周六的集会时不会戴口罩，但特朗普的竞选经理布拉德·帕斯凯尔(Brad Parscale)说，当被问到时，他有其他计划。
“是的。是的，我可能会带着面具，”帕斯凯尔在接受福克斯新闻采访时说。
周六的集会也发生在全国持续看到大规模抗议和呼吁种族公正持续到6月20日假日周末的时候庆祝奴隶制的终结。总统在最初宣布他将于6月20日举行回归集会后引发了争议，但在遭到党内一些人的广泛谴责后，特朗普采取了罕见的措施，改变了日期。
然而，总统说他并不知道这个节日，当竞选活动最初确定这个日期的时候，他还试图把每年数百万美国黑人庆祝的节日归功于这个节日，他错误地告诉《华尔街日报》，“在他之前，没有人知道六月十五日”，并把这个节日归功于“非常有名”
在抗议的威胁下，塔尔萨市在周四晚实施宵禁，宵禁本应持续到周五和周六，但塔尔萨市市长拜纳姆在不到24小时后取消了宵禁。
宵禁取消之前，特朗普的一名顾问对潜在的集会路障嗤之以鼻，他说，“他是总统，他会做他想做的事。”
过了一会儿，总统在推特上写道:“我刚刚和备受尊敬的塔尔萨市市长拜纳姆谈过，他告诉我今晚或明天不会有宵禁，因为我们很多支持者都参加了#马加集会。”
"玩得开心-谢谢拜纳姆市长!"
Trump refers to 'kung flu,' West Point ramp and 'sleepy Joe Biden' as he returns to campaign at Tulsa rally
PresidentDonald Trumptouched on everything from COVID-19 to the NFL and his much-dissected walk down a ramp at West Point in his first campaign rally in months on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
As the country reels from thecoronaviruspandemic and nationwide calls for racial injustice, the announcement of the president's first rally since March had inflamed concerns over both issues.
Health experts around the country, including in Oklahoma, raised concerns about the president packing thousands of supporters, who have to agree not to sue the campaign or the president if they get sick, inside for a rally as COVID-19 cases rise in the state. In the end, the crowd turned out to be large, but plenty of empty seats were available.
Protests both before and after the event were mostly peaceful, though police fired tear gas and pepper balls at demonstrators after the event let out.
As Trump ended his rally after nearly two hours, he brought up his plans to rebuild America's roads, complete his border wall and protect the country from foreign threats.
After saying he would defend the county's freedoms of religion, free thought and speech, he made one final reference to the recent Black Lives Matter protests around the country and said he would protect the Second Amendment.
"When you see those lunatics all over the streets, it is damn nice to have arms," he said to cheers. "Interesting how all of a sudden people understand it, right?"
Here's how the rally unfolded. All times Eastern.
9:41 p.m. President boasts strong economy despite high unemployment numbers
Trump claimed the U.S. had the best employment numbers it ever had to an applauding crowd.
"We built the greatest single economy in the world, and then we say not only the world but actually in the history of the world -- and they never challenged me, so I guess I’m right," Trump said. "We have the best numbers anybody has ever had. We have the best employment numbers. African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, the best employment numbers in history, the best stock market numbers in history."
As of last week, 20.5 million people were still receiving unemployment benefits,according to the latest economic data.
Trump claimed other world leaders, including kings, queens and dictators, have praised him for his work on the economy during the pandemic.
"Dictators would come and say congratulations on the economy," he boasted.
Trump pushed for the economy to reopen throughout the country.
"We save millions of lives, and now it is time to open up, get back to work, OK?" he said.
9:22 p.m. Trump criticizes Biden's past leadership
An hour into his rally, Trump turned his speech toward his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Trump called out Biden's past foreign relations work and said he was not tough on China.
"He never did anything against China, Joe Biden. That is why they want him to win so badly," the president said.
9:15 p.m. President bashes NFL for apologizing
The president took aim at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who apologized to players and fans for not doing enough to show their support for Black activism.
Trump vowed that players and fans won't kneel during the National Anthem.
"We will stand proud and we will stand tall," he said.
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who kneeled before games in 2016 to protest police brutality, became a frequent target of Trump early in his presidency.
8:58 p.m. Trump calls for flag burners to be jailed for a year
Trump's speech turned to the takedowns of controversial statues throughout the country.
He brought up a report where protesters decapitated a George Washington statue, wrapped it in an American flag and lit it on fire. Trump called on legislation that would jail someone for a year if they desecrate the flag.
"We ought to do it. They talk about freedom of speech, I'm a big believer in freedom of speech, but that's desecration; that's a terrible thing they do," he said.
8:49 p.m. Trump defends walk down ramp at West Point graduation
The president brought up last week's graduation at West Point where he was filmed walking slowly down a ramp while holding the arm of a military member.
He was also filmed having trouble drinking a glass of water with one hand during the ceremony. For 20 minutes, he talked about his strength, the slippery ramp, his leather shoes and blamed the media for making him look worse.
"It turned out to be worse than anything. I would have been better off if I fell and slid down the damn ramp," he said.
Trump said he called his wife, who he claimed told him that the media said he must have Parkinson's disease.
8:31 p.m. Trump criticizes Black Lives Matter protests, crowds cheer as he calls COVID 'China virus'
Trump took the stage to a cheering crowd and talked about a wide variety of recent issues.
He criticized governors and local leaders for their handling of the Black Lives Matter protests that took place after George Floyd was killed. He particularly singled out Seattle, where protesters took over a police precinct and a section of the city.
Trump boasted about his use of the National Guard troops to quell the protests in some cities.
"I have an offer out, any time you want, we will come in and straighten it out in one hour or less. I may be wrong, but it's probably better for us to just watch this disaster," he said to a cheering crowd.
He also criticized Democratic leaders for not talking about the coronavirus dangers during the protests.
"They never talk about COVID. They don't talk about -- when you see 25,000 people walking down Fifth Avenue, or walking down a street of a Democrat-run city -- you never hear them saying they are not wearing their masks as they are breaking windows and running in."
Trump brought up the virus's origins in China, much to the amusement of the crowd.
"COVID-19. That name gets further and further away from China as opposed to calling it the Chinese virus," he said to a loud applause.
He also later referred to it as the "kung flu."
As of Saturday night, the U.S. has more than 2.2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus and over 114,000 deaths, according to he Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Several states, including Oklahoma, have seen a recent rise in cases as economies re-open.
8:09 p.m. Pence promises more conservative Supreme Court justices if Trump is reelected
Vice President Mike Pence took the stage and talked to the crowd before introducing the president.
While talking about Trump's plans for his second term and taking shots at his predecessor, former Vice President Joe Biden, Pence talked about Trump's appointment of federal judges. Pence touched on this week's Supreme Court rulings that upheld protections for transgender Americans and DACA recipients and pledged that Trump would appoint more conservatives to the bench.
"We learned this past week, we need more conservative justices on the Supreme Court of the United States," Pence said.
Trump also mentioned the Supreme Court at the top of his speech and said he hoped to name more judges.
The crowds were sparse in the arena, with many of the seats in the upper levels empty.
The Trump campaign said recently that over one million tickets were requested for the Tulsa rally, the first rally in months due to covid-19.
Trump proclaimed that there wouldn't be an empty seat.
I'll let this video inside the rally speak for itself.pic.twitter.com/se6er6j49m
— Elizabeth Thomas (@lizzkatherine_)June 20, 2020
7:55 p.m. Terence Crutcher's sister declined meeting with Pence: Source
A source close to activist Tiffany Crutcher, the brother of Terence Crutcher, a Black man who was killed by Oklahoma police in 2016, told ABC News she declined an invitation to speak with Vice President Mike Pence before the rally.
"Tiffany did not want to be used as a photo-op when so little progress has been made on police reform and civil rights," the source said.
Betty Jo Shelby, the officer who shot Crutcher, was charged with manslaughter, but found not guilty.
7:29 p.m. Trump cancels outdoor remarks as small crowd gathers near stage
In a last-second change, the president's campaign staff announced he was canceling a speech to the overflow crowd outside the arena due to lower-than-expected turnout.
A stage was already set up outside the BOK Center, but there were few people near it around 7 p.m. It was later taken down.
Tim Murtaugh, a spokesman for the campaign, told ABC News the smaller-than-expected turnout was caused by protesters and the media, however, there have been few reports of massive protests outside the arena.
7:14 p.m.: Precautions in place as rallygoers show up at BOK Center
Rallygoers were given written warnings about COVID-19 and staff members were in place to ensure that they were as safe as possible before entering the BOK Center.
Around the perimeter, health care workers in personal protective equipment were on hand to check the temperatures of the attendees with hand scanners and kiosk temperature scanners.
Posters were also put up warning the attendees of their risks of catching the virus and by entering, they wouldn't hold the president or his campaign staff liable if they got sick.
There were stations filled with face masks and hand sanitizer for the attendees.
Experts concerned over coronavirus spread
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert and leading member on the president's coronavirus task force, said he would not attend Saturday's event and told ABC News' that attending a political rally or a protest right now is still "a danger" and "risky."
Tulsa officials in the lead up to Saturday's massive campaign event, which is expected to draw around 100,000 people to the area, even recommended to the president that he postpone the event out of fear the gathered wouldn't be safe as data shows a spike in cases.
"I recommend it be postponed until it's safer, until the data tells that is not as great of a concern to have people indoors, in enclosed spaces with a threat of a COVID-19 transmission," Tulsa Health Department director Dr. Bruce Dart said Thursday. "That is what I personally would like to see happen. The virus is here. So let's focus on staying safe while it's here."
But in response, the Trump campaign said it's still full-steam ahead, with plans in place to check temperatures at the doors, hand out hand sanitizer and masks, however wearing one won't be mandatory.
And rather than return to campaign events amid a pandemic that's killed over 117,000 Americans with a more scaled-down approach, the president's campaign is instead relaunching rallies on a scale even bigger than before the coronavirus hit—with Trump planning on delivering two speeches on Saturday, one to an overflow crowd packed together outside and another to thousands inside the BOK Center.
"Look, I think Americans know best what's best for them and for their families and of course taking those safe and responsible measures. If they will be attending the rally," Trump campaign Senior Advisor Mercedes Shlapp told ABC NewsLive Primetime anchor Linsey Davis.
And while White House press secretary Kayleigh McCenny said at a White House press briefing on Friday that she won't be wearing a mask when she attends Saturday's rally, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said he has other plans when asked.
"Yes. Yes, I will probably be wearing a mask," Parscale said in an interview with Fox News.
Saturday's rally also comes as the nation continues to see massive protests and calls for racial justice continue into the Juneteenth holiday weekend, a day thatcelebrates the end of slavery. The president sparked controversy after initially announcing his return rally would take place on Juneteenth, but following widespread condemnation even from some within his own party, Trump took the rare step and changed the date.
However, the president said he wasn't aware of the holiday when the campaign initially landed on the date, and also tried to take credit for populating the holiday that millions of black Americans celebrate each year, falsely telling the Wall Street Journal that "nobody" knew of Juneteenth until him and took credit for making the holiday "very famous."
Amid threats of protests, the city of Tulsa put into place a curfew late Thursday night that would have lasted Friday and Saturday, but Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum rescinded the curfew less than 24 hours later.
Before the curfew was removed, a Trump adviser scoffed at the potential rally roadblock saying, "He's the president and he's going to do what he wants."
Moments later the president tweeted: "I just spoke to the highly respected Mayor of Tulsa, G.T. Bynum, who informed me there will be no curfew tonight or tomorrow for our many supporters attending the #MAGA Rally."
"Enjoy yourselves - thank you to Mayor Bynum!"
