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Trump returns to public events with ‘law and order’ speech at White House

Trump returns to public events with ‘law and order’ speech at White House

President maskless during speech from balcony as questions linger about his health after contracting coronavirus

  • Trump hosts White House event – live updates

Defiant in the face of slipping opinion polls, and determined to justify his implausible claim of a swift and full recovery from his encounter with Covid-19, Donald Trump returned to public events on Saturday with a brief “law and order” speech from a White House balcony.

In a closely-watched first public appearance at a live event just six days after he left Walter Reed medical center following a three-night stay, the president delivered an 18-minute scripted address to a crowd on the South Lawn. It had been billed as “2,000 invited guests” but in reality a gathering of about 500 mostly young flag-waving supporters, some of whom appeared to be not properly wearing masks.

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