Trump Defies Deepening Virus Alarm With Trip to Push Reopening

  • President travels to Dallas Thursday, weekend in Bedminster
  • Trump plans fundraisers and West Point commencement speech

Trump hits the road Thursday for Dallas, where he’ll hold his first in-person fundraiser in months.

Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg

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President Donald Trump is setting off on a trip aimed at delivering a message to the American people: It’s time to get back to normal after the pandemic.

Trump hits the road Thursday for Dallas, where he’ll hold his first in-person fundraiser in months. He’s expected to spend the rest of the weekend at his New Jersey golf club -- and deliver a commencement speech at West Point on Saturday -- in his first overnight travel since the nation began social distancing in March.