Tulsa Live Updates: Trump Holds First Campaign Rally Since Covid Outbreak

Ah yes - in fact, I’m so uncharismatic and untalented that the President of the United States has dedicated time at multiple rallies over two years to talk about me, a first term member of Congress 💁🏽‍♀️ https://t.co/OncmV2u7Nw

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 21, 2020

Speaking at the rally, Trump called Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, who was assassinated in January in a US-conducted drone strike, the "number one terrorist anywhere in the world".

#TrumpRally “It’s got to have a 3 in front of it” Boeing trying to make #Trump pay to 250 million to cancel order $BA #crash $SPY #short #puts #Trump2020 pic.twitter.com/yyPy4i0RvD

— Trust (@try14me) June 21, 2020

Speaking at the rally, Trump denounced presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, his potential rival in the upcoming 2020 presidential election.

“Joe Biden is not the leader of his party, Joe Biden is a helpless puppet of the radical left", the President said.

Trump calls on senators to pass legislation criminalizing burning the flag with one year in prison. pic.twitter.com/CLLCN3nopF

— nikki mccann ramírez (@NikkiMcR) June 21, 2020

During his speech at the rally, Donald Trump took pride in his response to the coronavirus pandemic.

"I saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the coronavirus pandemic", the President said.

During the rally the US president recalled the OPEC+ talks that were held earlier in the year.

"I called Russia, I called Saudi Arabia and, believe it or not, I called Mexico," Trump said. "We got them to do the right thing and we have our energy back...almost 40 dollars a barrel."

During the OPEC+ talks, Mexico initially refused to take the deal, but agreed after the United States stepped in to cut its own production so that its neighbor would be able to comply with the deal.

The President has begun his first campaign rally in several months, greeting people gathered in the 19,000-seat hall.

"We had some very bad people outside. They were doing bad things", Trump said, apparently referring to the "protesters inteferring with supporters". 

"Five months from now we're going to defeat Sleepy Joe Biden. Boy does he get a pass from these people", POTUS said,  while pointing at TV cameras.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have detained a woman wearing an "I can’t breathe" shirt after she refused to leave the "sterile" area of US President Donald Trump’s campaign rally, the Tulsa Police Department said in a statement.

"This morning at 11:30 am [16:00 GMT] Tulsa Police were requested by Trump Campaign Staff to remove an individual from the secure area of the rally. Tulsa Police spoke to the arrestee, Ms. Buck, for several minutes trying to convince her to leave on her own accord. After several minutes requesting her to leave, she continued to refuse to cooperate and was escorted out of the area and transported to booking for obstruction," the Tulsa Police said on Saturday.

MSNBC reported on Saturday that Ms. Buck, 62, said she had a ticket to attend the Saturday campaign event in Tulsa.

"For clarification, the arrestee had passed through the metal detector area to the most secure area of the event accessible only to ticket holders. Whether she had a ticket or not for the event is not a contributing factor for the Tulsa Police in making the arrest. Officers at the location, particularly in the 'Sterile' area, will remove individuals only at the direction of Campaign Staff," Tulsa Police said.

WORLD RECORD: At 2PM, a second “Baby Trump” balloon is up. According to organizers, Tulsa is now the first city to have two balloons in the air at the same time. @NewsOn6 pic.twitter.com/wsiSNUiLT4

— Amelia Mugavero (@AmeliaMugavero) June 20, 2020

The Trump campaign announced in a statement that planned speeches by the president and the vice president will not take place at the stage outside the arena.

The statement by the campaign's communications director, Tim Murtaugh, marked "thousands of energetic supporters", but asserted that "protestors interfered with supporters", even blocking access to metal detectors, making it impossible for people to enter the rally.

"Radical protestors, coupled with a relentless onslaught from the media, attempted to frighten off the president’s supporters. We are proud of the thousands who stuck it out", the statement read.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US is ready to help resolve the ongoing conflict between India and China after recent deadly clashes on the border between the two countries, President Donald Trump said.

“It’s a very tough situation. We’re talking to India. We’re talking to China. They’ve got a big problem there, they’ve come to blows. We’ll see what happens, we’ll try to help them out,” Trump told reporters before boarding a flight to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the president will speak at a rally on Saturday evening.