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rally had been set for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday.
Tropical Storm Fay was expected to sweep across the heavily
populated northeastern United States on Friday, bringing
moderate to heavy rains and the potential for some flooding, the
National Weather Service said.
The storm is expected to bring rain and gusty winds to southern
New Hampshire early on Saturday, but will have moved out of the
area by the afternoon, National Weather Service meteorologist
Dan Peterson said.
A forecast posted on Weather.com predicted an 8% to 15% chance
of rain in Portsmouth on Saturday between 7:00 and 10:00 pm ET;
Sunday was slated to be mostly sunny.
“The rally scheduled for Saturday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
has been postponed for safety reasons because of Tropical Storm
Fay. It will be rescheduled and a new date will be announced
soon,” said Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign's communications
director.
Republican Trump has held a series of events recently with large
crowds despite warnings from public health professionals about
the dangers of big gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, a fellow Republican, said
earlier this week he planned to greet Trump at the airport but
would not attend the rally because of the number of people
expected.
"I'm not going to put myself in the middle of a crowd of
thousands of people... as the governor, I try to be extra
cautious for myself and my family," he said.
(Reporting by Steven Holland; writing by Diane Bartz and Jeff
Mason; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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