Published 20:06 IST, October 31st 2020

Donald Trump predicts 'tremendous victory' and 'red wave' at a rally in Michigan

Donald Trump greeted the crowd at Waterford Township, Michigan, by tossing the MAGA hat as he complained about the coronavirus restrictions

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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On October 30, just four days ahead of vember 3 US Presidential elections, President Donald Trump predicted a “sweeping victory” for himself as he campaigned in Michigan, saying, Republicans are expecting “a tremendous victory" and a "red wave likes of which has never been seen." rally was a part of Trump campaign in three-state swing to Midwest where Trump and Biden battle head-to-head in  critical region. As he commenced rally after he deplaned Air Force One, Trump greeted crowd at Waterford Township, Michigan, by tossing MAGA hat as he complained about coronavirus restrictions in Minnesota that might hamper his final rally and rejoiced at his "assumed" victory.

According to sources of CNN, Trump's final rally for 2020 election is scheduled at Rochester, Minnesota, where Democratic state officials had slashed crowd capacity to only 250 people adhering to state Department of Health safety protocol amid recent COVID-19 cases surge. Meanwhile, Trump lambasted  "arrogant, far-left political class" like Democrats and his presidential contender Joe Biden that were keen to "imprison you in your homes while letting anarchists, agitators and vandals roam free as y destroy your cities and states," as he spoke in a live-streamed address to hooting packed crowd. Trump criticized  Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for "double standards", saying, that on one hand y demonstrated views against police brutality, and on or hand refused to condemn police killing.

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Mocks Fox News' host, downplays hospitalizations

Furr, US president criticized  George Floyd protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota for looting and arsenal. Furrmore, Trump mocked Fox News host Laura Ingraham for wearing a mask and downplayed hospital case counts of coronavirus patients. " hospitals are falsely inflating number of Covid-19 deaths in country in order to make more money," he said. Trump's comments come as, by October 30, coronavirus had infected close to 9 million and killed 230,000. "If you get it, you are going to get better and n you’re going to be immune, and it's a whole thing and it goes away, but vaccines will help," Trump said speaking from an airport tarmac in Waterford Township.

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20:06 IST, October 31st 2020