MUSKEGON, MI - OCTOBER 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on October 17, 2020 in Muskegon, Michigan.President Trump has ramped up his schedule of public events as he continues to campaign against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ahead of the November election. (Image: Getty)
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump was giving a speech in an Alabama rally when he was met with boos after asking his supporters to get vaccinated.
“And you know what? I believe totally in your freedoms. I do. You’ve got to do what you have to do,” Trump said during his remarks. “But, I recommend: take the vaccines. I did it. It’s good. Take the vaccines.”
The crowd replied with boos. Trump immediately refrained from urging them again and continued by saying it’s still their “freedom.”
“No, that’s okay. That’s all right. You got your freedoms,” Trump said, echoing rhetoric from opponents of mask and vaccine mandates. “But I happen to take the vaccine. If it doesn’t work, you’ll be the first to know. Okay? I’ll call up Alabama, I’ll say, hey, you know what? But [the vaccine] is working. But you do have your freedoms you have to keep. You have to maintain that.”
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