President Donald Trump staged a rally in Minden on Saturday after officials rebuffed similar airport rallies in Reno and Las Vegas, citing Nevada’s months-long ban on gatherings of more than 50 people during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump — speaking to a crowd of at least 5,000 largely maskless supporters densely packed on the Tarmac at Minden-Tahoe Airport on Saturday — repeated unsupported claims that Nevada’s governor sought to scuttle an earlier planned campaign rally in Reno.
Trump went on to falsely claim that Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak controls “millions of votes” in the state, claiming without evidence Democrats are trying to “rig” the upcoming general election. Continue reading.