Trump’s Tulsa rally: He says he wanted to 'slow the testing down' on COVID-19 and other takeaways

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since March in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday after days of speculation about the impact the event would have on spreading the coronavirus and how large the crowd would be. 

The president used the opportunity to brag about his coronavirus response while downplaying its threat, slam the media and some of his Democratic rivals, as well as to defend confederate statues. 

Here are some of the takeaways from Trump's rally:

Trump said he wanted to 'slow the testing down'

Trump boasted of his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic and again blamed China for spreading the virus.

Coronavirus cases have spiked in several states around the country, including in Oklahoma, the site of the rally. Local health officials had called for the rally to be postponed out of concern about the spread of the virus.

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