“What it says to me about Donald Trump, and what it should say to every American out there, is that it’s irresponsible, it’s ignorant and worse than that it’s immoral,” Cohen said Saturday on MSNBC.
Trump’s rally, scheduled to take place in Cullman, Alabama, on Saturday evening, comes as the state faces a dramatic increase in COVID infections thanks in part to the highly contagious Delta variant and low vaccination rates. On Thursday, city officials in Cullman declared a state of emergency due to the threat posed by COVID-19.
In his interview with MSNBC, Cohen noted the rise in Covid-19 cases, and the shortage of hospital beds in the Alabama.
“And he thinks now is the time to host a money grifting super-spreader rally? I mean what’s going on in this man’s mind?… And here’s the answer: It’s because he doesn’t care about anyone or anything, even the few supporters that he still has remaining,” Cohen added.
The emergency declaration in Cullman will allow the city to provide additional resources for the city’s hospital, AL.com reported yesterday. On Wednesday, the Alabama Hospital Association reported there were no available intensive care units in the state, according to the news site.
Cohen, Trump’s former longtime fixer, was sent to a federal prison in 2018 after admitting to using Trump campaign funds to pay off two women who claimed they had engaged in sexual relations with Trump before he became president.
Now, Cohen is a frequent critic of the former president.
Trump’s office did not immediately respond to Newsweek’s request for comment Saturday afternoon.
It’s unclear how many tickets for the rally have been ordered for the rally on Saturday. John Wahl, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, told AL.com this week that he wouldn’t be surprised if the rally had more than 20,000 attendees. He said Trump and the residents of Alabama “have a special relationship.”
Trump’s rally isn’t the only large in-person event taking place Saturday. In New York City, officials have organized a concert that is expected to draw a crowd of 60,000 people. Proof of vaccination is required for anyone over 12.
