(CNN) President Donald Trump says his reelection campaign will hold telephone town halls to speak to supporters as the coronavirus pandemic has made holding large, in-person campaign rallies more difficult. The decision to hold a tele-rally comes on the heels of a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa , Oklahoma, that saw depressed turnout and forced the campaign to scrap outdoor remarks from the President at the last minute when supporters failed to materialize. So far, the President has resisted the digital campaign trail , even as Biden has fully pivoted to a digital campaign operation, with Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh telling CNN earlier this month, "There is nothing like a Donald Trump rally. The fundraiser comes after two months of being outraised by the Biden campaign, which deployed star-studded digital fundraisers at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic back in March. CLARIFICATION: This story has been updated to clarify the Trump campaign has not ruled out holding in-person campaign rallies.

Source: CNN July 18, 2020 22:15 UTC