Trump returning to Fayetteville for another rally
President Donald Trump will hold another rally in Fayetteville on Thursday as the campaign grinds through its final week.
Posted — UpdatedTrump held a Sept. 19 rally at Fayetteville Regional Airport, and he will return to the airport at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The rally is the latest in a series of events across North Carolina by Trump's campaign as it puts emphasis on winning the state in next Tuesday's election.
People driving near Fort Bragg and Fayetteville Regional Airport from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. can except traffic delays from Trump's visit.
Three physicians in North Carolina spoke out against Trump's rally Thursday morning, saying that he was being intentionally reckless and risky.
"As physicians, we ask president Trump to put public health ahead of safety, prioritize people's safety, and stop holding dangerous, crowded rallies in North Carolina," said Jessica Schorr Saxee, a retired family physician from Charlotte.
Vice President Mike Pence made making his second and third campaign stops in North Carolina in three days on Tuesday, with rallies at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro and the Wilmington airport sandwiched around an event in Greenville, S.C.
Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden, will be in Charlotte and Greensboro on Saturday.
Pence also was in Kinston on Sunday, and Trump was in Lumberton last Saturday.
Trump's daughters, Ivanka and Tiffany, and daughter-in-law Lara were holding events in Charlotte this week. Pence's wife, Karen, was in Wake County on Monday. Late Tuesday night, the Trump campaign announced Eric Trump would be in Ellerbe, in Richmond County, on Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Elizabethtown, in Bladen County, on Friday at 7 p.m.
Mike Pence remains on the campaign trail after his chief of staff and other close contacts tested positive for COVID-19. Pence's aides said he tested negative and decided to keep traveling after consulting White House medical personnel.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order limits attendance at mass outdoor gatherings, but political events are generally exempt.
Health officials in New Hanover County, which includes Wilmington, said Pence’s advance team will encourage attendees to wear face masks and use hand sanitizer, according to county spokesperson Kate Oelslager.
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