Mayors Ask Trump to Cancel Rallies in Wisconsin Viral Hot Spots
Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Sept. 30.
Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg
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The mayors of two Wisconsin cities are asking President Donald Trump to reconsider plans for rallies this weekend as Covid-19 hammers the Midwestern swing state.
Trump will campaign at the Green Bay and La Crosse airports Saturday, and local leaders fear the events will mirror others at which masks and social distancing guidelines were widely disregarded. Wisconsin has one of the highest per capita rates of daily cases in America.