Trump Tulsa rally: Supporters seen without masks waiting hours before speech | indy100 | indy100

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters have been seen queueing nearly 12 hours before the president is due to hold rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Footage shared by NBC reported Morgan Radford shows people for as far as the eye can see wearing MAGA hats in anticipation of the president's first rally since the coronavirus pandemic took hold of the world.

The front of the line to get into the Trump Tulsa rally at 7pm CT. It’s not yet 8am. @NBCNews @MSNBC https://t.co/CStWe2QaUq
— Morgan Radford (@Morgan Radford) 1592657774

According to Radford the footage was taken before 8 am, with the rally not due to start until at least 7pm.

Many were shocked to see the footage and noticed that there was a lack of social distancing and almost not a single face mask insight, which the president would be pleased to see, despite the White House advising that people cover their face.

Let's see, no one wearing a mask, it takes 15 minutes to transmit the virus, and there are 11 hours left until the… https://t.co/PSftMDsTQS
— David Pakman (@David Pakman) 1592661196

Shout out to all the #healthcareworkers, #EMTs, #FRONTLINE fighters, housekeeping , physical therapists, respirator… https://t.co/5HKBTDKwF1
— Dr. Natalie Azar (@Dr. Natalie Azar) 1592660558

‘Twas the day of the rally And all through the crowd Not a face mask on any! The Donald was proud. The MAGAs had… https://t.co/GX8laZt7j5
— George Takei (@George Takei) 1592659111

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Coronafest 2020 looks lit. https://t.co/WDZhwmdSV6
— Tom Watson (@Tom Watson) 1592658564

Plenty of time to cough on each other. https://t.co/N9KVjnwNKH
— Reza Aslan (@Reza Aslan) 1592661248

I see a grand total of one face mask. No social distancing. After 33.5k new cases yesterday - the most since Ma… https://t.co/GJyHOalzVT
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈) 1592658300

Live footage of a Super Spreader event in Oklahoma. Also there’s a virus going around. https://t.co/axVx32UWGS
— Marc Murphy (@Marc Murphy) 1592660179

The virus is getting really happy at this gathering. If the virus could speak, it would say "In this United States… https://t.co/Mfp7WqEkdg
— Shay Stewart Bouley (@Shay Stewart Bouley) 1592660786

This is the disease of white supremacy actively spreading live before your eyes... coronavirus aside! https://t.co/PGOTffQy0K
— Morgan J. Freeman (@Morgan J. Freeman) 1592658957

Trump has been heavily criticised for holding the event in Tulsa, where cases of coronavirus have begun to rise in the last week, with cases beginning to increase to record highs despite Trump claiming that cases are "very low." Local health officials had also advised Trump not to go ahead with the event, which will be hosted in a 40,000 capacity indoor arena.