The event at an airport in Sanford, Fla., will be Trump's first campaign rally since he disclosed on Oct. 2 that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a sign of fresh optimism, Biden heads on Monday to Ohio, a state Trump won by eight percentage points in 2016 and almost certainly must carry again to win. "President Trump comes to Sanford today bringing nothing but reckless behaviour, divisive rhetoric and fear mongering," Biden, the Democratic former vice-president said in a statement. Most recent polls in Florida, where a Trump loss would dramatically narrow his path to re-election, show Biden with a small lead. Trump won Florida over Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016 by just 1.2 percentage points, which helped propel him to the White House.

Source: CBC News October 12, 2020 14:03 UTC