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Asked whether the press conference, which was attended by members of his golf club, some of whom were not wearing masks and who were not maintaining social distance, was violating New Jersey guidelines for golf clubs, Trump said no, “Because it’s a political activity they have exceptions.”
Their gathering and refusal to wear masks is “also a peaceful protest,” Trump said, because his wealthy golf club members “know the news is fake.”
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Maanvi Singh in Oakland (now), Joan E Greve in Washington and Martin Belam (earlier)
- President speaks at golf club in New Jersey after talks collapse
- Russia, China, Iran trying to ‘sway voters’ preferences’, official warns
- US added 1.8m jobs in July as states grapple with Covid-19 spike
- Sign up to our First Thing newsletter
From me and Joan E Greve:
Related: Trump poised to intervene in Covid-19 relief plans after talks break down
Asked whether the press conference, which was attended by members of his golf club, some of whom were not wearing masks and who were not maintaining social distance, was violating New Jersey guidelines for golf clubs, Trump said no, “Because it’s a political activity they have exceptions.”
Their gathering and refusal to wear masks is “also a peaceful protest,” Trump said, because his wealthy golf club members “know the news is fake.”
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