PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Just one day after President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis and exactly one month away from the November election, Trump supporters drove from Massachusetts to New Hampshire in support of his re-election campaign.
The caravan of vehicles and motorcycles began in Plymouth, Mass on Saturday and ended in Nashua, N.H. Many took to the streets with Trump flags and signs.
The rolling rally took place as the president remained hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center.
“I think he’s healthy enough to survive it,” said Jim Bicango, a Trump supporter from Brockton who was one of the many who said he remained optimistic about the president’s recovery process.
“Just bad timing is all!”
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Supporter John McGrath told Boston 25 News that he would have participated in the caravan regardless of the president’s health condition.
“It’s just a small way to show support for what I believe to be a fantastic president who’s doing great things for this country,” he explained. “It was almost unbelievable to think about the timing of it. Anybody can get COVID-19, and I think we’re pretty much learning that there’s quite a bit of a mystery that surrounds it as to exactly how you get it.”
While some supporters wore masks as the group gathered in a parking lot, others chose not to, even as officials continue to test positive following a crowded Rose Garden event last Saturday.
“Everybody is focusing on masks, but nobody knows how it’s being transmitted,” said Florida resident George Kapsambelis.
Kapsambelis said that he is turning 83 next week and chooses to wear a mask, but that he is fine with keeping his distance from those who don’t.
“That’s called liberty, they can do whatever they want,” he said.
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The caravan moved up I-495 to Nashua throughout the afternoon. Some said they hoped the President will be well enough to campaign alongside them again soon.
“I think he needs to be out there doing what he does best, reaching the people, and I think that’s his best chance of winning,” McGrath said.