Donald Trump Juneteenth Tulsa rally attendees must sign coronavirus waiver

Attendees at Donald Trump’s Juneteenth Tulsa rally will sign a waiver that they won’t sue the US president if they catch COVID-19.

President Donald Trump will make his “Great American Comeback” to the campaign trail on June 19 at a megarally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after the coronavirus outbreak forced most of the country into quarantine three months ago.

The Trump campaign team are likely anticipating the rally will mark a pivot toward the November election and a return to normalcy, and away from the COVID-19 pandemic that’s hit the US harder than any other nation in the world.

Yet forgetting coronavirus – which, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, has infected more than two million Americans and killed upward of 113,800 – is easier said than done, even for the President.

The sign-up page for ticket buyers contains a disclaimer stating attendees “voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19” and agree to not hold Trump’s campaign, the venue or any affiliates liable for any illness or injury.

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Attendees at Donald Trump’s Juneteenth megarally in Tulsa will be forced to sign a waiver that they won’t sue the President if they contract coronavirus while there. Picture: Jim Watson/AFP

As many as 20,000 Trump supporters could be in attendance. Picture: Jim Watson/AFP

“By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present,” the notice states.

“By attending the Rally, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Donald J Trump for President, Inc; BOK Centre; ASM Global; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.”

The event is being held at indoor venue DOK Centre, a 20,000-seat arena usually host to hockey or basketball games that the President has deemed “a beautiful new venue”.

Arena marketing director Meghan Blood said today she didn’t know yet about any plans for social distancing or other coronavirus precautions for the rally, which will be one of the larger public gatherings in the US at this stage of the outbreak.

While campaign officials said safety decisions would be made in co-ordination with local authorities, the New York Timesreported earlier this week that people familiar with the decision-making process said they’re unlikely to put any social distancing measures into place for rally attendees.

Attendees are also unlikely to be required to wear masks, judging by the President’s own aversion to the CDC precaution.

Oklahoma hasn’t been hit by coronavirus as hard as many other states, with roughly one in 500 residents in Tulsa County having been diagnosed with the disease.

But infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has warned the pandemic is far from over, with a number of states reporting a surge in case numbers in the last week.

“Where is it going to end?” Dr Fauci said on Wednesday. “We’re still at the beginning of really understanding.”