City hosting Trump rally in Alabama declares COVID-19 emergency

[BlueStater]

Source: The Hill

City hosting Trump rally in Alabama declares COVID-19 emergency

BY MAX GREENWOOD - 08/20/21 10:16 AM EDT

Cullman, Ala., on Thursday declared a COVID-19-related state of emergency ahead of a scheduled Alabama GOP rally featuring former President Trump on Saturday as Alabama struggles with a surge in new infections and a shortage of hospital beds.

The state of emergency declaration allows the city to provide additional resources for the rally, a request that was made by the chief operating office of Cullman Regional Medical Center, which is experiencing overcrowding amid a spike in coronavirus-related hospitalizations.

Alabama saw 3,890 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with a seven-day moving average of about 3,000 new infections, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Covid Data Tracker. Cullman Regional’s latest update on Wednesday showed that the hospital was treating 56 coronavirus patients, including 12 people who are on ventilators.

The Alabama Hospital Association also revealed on Wednesday that the state has run out of intensive care unit beds, reporting a 29-bed deficit.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/568730-city-hosting-trumps-rally-in-alabama-declares-covid-19-emergency

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I’m sure a rally full of unvaccinated, mask-less morons is going to help a great deal. 🙄

Fuck Trump.

[peppertree]

1. And it's called Cullman

They're be culling them alright.

[ananda]

7. Wow. That is so fucking apt!

Damm straight.

[peppertree]

10. Thanks.

It is what it is.

[Bo Zarts]

14. The Cull Man ..

aka The Grim Reaper.

[pwb]

2. A bunch of White people without masks

deserve what they get. They think it affects other races mostly. HeHe. Please continue pukes.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

6. Wait until college football season (if there is one)

Thousands of unmasked fans screaming their lungs out for the Tide and the Tigers. COVID-19 will have a field day.

[NellieStarbuck]

3. "The state of emergency declaration

allows the city to provide additional resources for the rally . . . " Say what?!! How about just canceling the stinking rally?

[Champp]

9. This is a classic RepubliQon grift scam

Make the locals pay for the Republican traitor shit show, and then bug out of town and leave the taxpayers holding the bag for everything -- not just the "extra goodies" that just got handed to the Republican Casino Hustler with this declaration.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "Alabama saw 3,890 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday"

The data here in PA for 8/18 (actually matching with CDC's data finally) was 2,332.

Population of Alabama = 5.10 million (2021 census)
Population of Pennsylvania = 13.1 million (2021 census)

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. To hell with the children who are getting this.

Like unvaccinated Trumpers care?

Pro-Life my ass.

[royable]

8. So, if you could be arrested for yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre,

could you also be arrested for yelling "everything's fine, stay in your seats" to the brainwashed audience of a burning theatre?

Cause you just know that TFG is going to do that to his deplorables crowd.

[Historic NY]

11. The three Alabama casket companies better have some inventory available.

[kimbutgar]

12. Thin that herd of TFG supporters

Stupid people following a stupid person needs consequences.

I guess this will be a kool aide drinking moment for all those idiots attending this rally. But it would be hilarious if it was a low turn out that embarrassea the orange buffoon.

[multigraincracker]

13. I thought most of those that attend his rallies are all

the same people that travel around the country going to them. What could go wrong?

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Perhaps Trump will reconsider given the danger

Gotcha!!
hahaha

[Martin68]

16. I thought they were going to cancel the Trumper event because of the surge in Covid.

Ha, what an idiot! They declared an emergency to get additional federal state and federal funds to help pay for the event.

[tinrobot]

17. A state of emergency so they can HOLD the rally?

OMFG.

[NCDem47]

18. TFG will sweat like a pig. GROSS!!!

[Mr. Evil]

23. Everyone can think I'm a little over the top on this but,

I sincerely hope that disgusting, craven, Nazi piece of shit drops dead in that Alabama heat.

[IronLionZion]

19. One of the few times KKK types would take off their masks

are when they gather in real close to scream and breathe in deep at MAGA rallies.

These superspreader rallies are always in deep red areas full of douchebag's supporters.

[Ilsa]

20. Please, may they have a mask ban while at the rally!

I hope it goes on as scheduled!

[keithbvadu2]

21. Will folks be allowed to attend without signing a waiver?

Will folks be allowed to attend without signing a waiver?

Freedom

Or folks wearing masks refused entry?

More freedom

[UserNotFound]

22. I'm originally from Alabama,

not that far from the Cullman area. That northern third of Alabama is beautiful country. The folks there are majority white and fiercely defiant and unruly. LOTS of "Don't Tread on Me" flags...

Hank Williams, Jr. still has a "compound" in that area, I do believe. A country boy can survive...

&ab_channel=HankWilliams%2CJr.

[Initech]

24. This is going to be a disaster!

[Withywindle]

25. The Masque of the Redneck Death.

edit: I'm a Southerner, from Appalachia, and I hate it when people dunk on Southerners en masse, because we have so many good people there. Don't want to hurt anyone who falls into that category. Not my target here.

I just need to vent because I know EXACTLY who these people and what they're like, and they suck.

[NotASurfer]

26. Ok Covid. You had a shot at TFG before. Sounds like the Delta version will have an open lane

Don't mess it up this time. Focus on the speakers platform and do what you do best. Any breakthrough infection with the words "long" and "term" works for me