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Donna Shalala: “This is now the Trump spread. He is now moving around the country having these rallies, spreading the disease, not…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2020
This is now the Trump spread. He is now moving around the country having these rallies, spreading the disease, not necessarily from him personally, because he has a lot of distance. But people within these crowds not wearing masks, someone has COVID. And so it's the Trump spread now. But the idea that he is spreading this disease as part of a political campaign is simply outrageous and immoral.

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Congresswoman Shalala criticizes President Trump's rallies for spreading COVID-19 and calls it immoral.

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