On Monday, Mr. Trump bragged that almost one million people had requested tickets to his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday. Mr. Trump says an additional 40,000 would watch from screens set up at the city’s convention center. Mr. Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, has been attacking Mr. Biden for keeping a light schedule. Mr. Trump believes his path to victory runs through his base, a group more skeptical of the dangers of the virus. Vice President Mike Pence has told Americans that there will be no second wave, ignoring states where cases are surging now.

Source: New York Times June 17, 2020 23:37 UTC