It was the first public event held by the president since his release from the hospital last week. President Trump (seen above on Saturday) addressed hundreds of supporters on the South Lawn of the White House in his first public event since returning from the hospital last weekThe president warned that Joe Biden, his Democratic opponent, would turn America into a 'socialist' country. 'You understand that to protect the lives of black Americans, and all Americans, we must support our police,' he said. Ahead of his Saturday event, Trump used Twitter to share news articles about problems with mail-in ballots in New Jersey, Ohio and Texas. Masks are mandatory outdoors for most people, but the regulations don’t apply on federal land, and the Trump White House has openly flouted them for months.

Source: Daily Mail October 10, 2020 20:58 UTC