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Trump to Visit Battleground State Pennsylvania Amid Lockdown Ire

Trump to Visit Battleground State Pennsylvania Amid Lockdown Ire
Demonstrators gather to protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order to help slow the spread of the CCP virus (COVID-19) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on April 20, 2020. Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
5/14/2020|Updated: 5/14/2020

President Donald Trump will visit the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday, as Gov. Tom Wolf struggles to contain mounting resistance to his COVID-19 lockdowns.

With the pandemic devastating the economy, the Trump administration has sought to strike a balance between protecting lives and ensuring livelihoods, with White House messaging increasingly focused on encouraging state governors to ease restrictions.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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