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September 9, 2020, 07.10 PM

WINSTON-SALEM, KOMPAS.com — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump campaign team is taking a vastly different approach than opponent Joe Biden as the race heats up.

North Carolina limits outdoor gatherings at 50 people to prevent the Covid-19 virus transmission, but several thousand maskless supporters gathered to greet President Donald Trump.

The US President enjoyed the view on Tuesday in this critical battleground state.

“As far as the eye can see,” Trump said, reveling at the sight of people flouting public health guidelines at Tuesday's rally.

Read also: Joe Biden Campaign Raises $364 Million in August, Breaking Barack Obama’s Record

“I really believe that these crowds are bigger than they were four years ago.”

A day earlier in Pennsylvania, Trump's Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, held a socially distanced meeting in a backyard. His team has been so attentive to local regulations that some staffers have left the room if they risked breaking the rules on crowd limits.

“I really miss being able to, you know, grab hands and shake hands," Biden recently told supporters. "You can’t do that now.”

With less than eight weeks until Election Day, Trump and Biden are taking diametrically opposite approaches to campaigning during a pandemic — and the differences amount to more than political theater.

The candidates are effectively staking out different visions for the country with Biden emphasizing guidelines supported by local health officials while Trump rails against restrictions that he argues — without evidence — are politically motivated.

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