Ahead of the Nov. 3 election the Republican president is trailing in opinion polls to Biden, who has hammered Trump for his response to the protests and the pandemic. Trump defended his response to COVID-19, saying more testing had led to identifying more cases, seemingly to his chagrin. Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said protesters had "interfered with supporters" trying to enter the rally. There were some shouting matches and scuffles outside the event between around 30 Black Lives Matter demonstrators and some Trump supporters waiting to enter. A Reuters reporter saw no sign any Trump supporters were prevented from entering the arena or overflow area.

Source: The Star June 21, 2020 03:45 UTC