PROTEST/RALLY: “If you can join tens of thousands of people protesting in the streets, gamble in a casino, or burn down small businesses in riots, you can gather peacefully under the 1st Amendment to hear from the President of the United States.”
-Tim Murtaugh, Trump campaign spokesperson, in a statement quoted by Timothy Bella, “‘Shameful, dangerous and irresponsible’: Nevada governor blasts Trump for indoor rally against state rules,” washingtonpost.com, Sep. 14, 2020
[Note: The Trump campaign statement was issued in response to concerns about the President holding an indoor rally in Nevada.]