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White House spokesman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Monday that Trump was joking when he said that he had instructed subordinates to “slow” Covid-19 testing.

The Tulsa rally, which the president had been eagerly looking forward to, has been a thorn in Trump’s side for days. In addition to the positive Covid-19 tests among campaign workers, the president reportedly also was angry after the event because of what was a surprisingly low turnout.

Despite his campaign boasting in advance of massive demand for the event, the rally at the BOK Center, which has a capacity of 19,000, drew just 6,200 people.

Even before the rally began, workers began breaking down a stage set up outside in an area set aside for what was expected to be thousands of people who could not get into the arena.

Just dozens of people gathered in that outside area by the time that Vice President Mike Pence was set to begin talking inside the arena in advance of Trump.

At the Phoenix church event on Tuesday, attendees also will have to sign a waiver for admittance, which says, “By attending this convention, you and any guest voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold Turning Point Action, their affiliates, Dream City Church, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.”

The Phoenix City Council last week passed an ordinance requiring people 6 years and older to wear face masks in public.

“We’ve seen tremendous compliance with the mask ordinance that went into effect this weekend. Everyone attending tomorrow’s event, particularly any elected official, should set an example to residents by wearing a mask,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego in a statement.

“This includes the President,” Gallego said.

Trump has refused to wear a mask in public despite the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging all Americans to do so.

Dream City Church Pastor Luke Barnett and church Chief Financial Officer Brendon Zastrow on Monday appeared in a YouTube video saying that recently installed clean-air technology at the church “kills 99.9% of COVID-19 within 10 minutes.”

“So you can know when you come here you’ll be safe and protected,” Barnett says on the video.

“Thank God for great technology and thank God for being proactive!”