20 Attendees at Trump Rally in Arizona Fall Ill with Mysterious Illness

Former President Donald Trump held his first post-debate rally final week in Tucson, Arizona, at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, per native station News4.

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at an evening rally in Uniondale on Long Island on September 18, 2024 in Uniondale, Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Getty Images via AFP)

While the rally drew a big crowd of enthusiastic Trump supporters, the occasion took a mysterious flip after its conclusion. Approximately 20 attendees, primarily members of the “Latinos for Trump” group who had been onstage, started experiencing mysterious Eye accidents and signs like swelling, dizzying.

The group, seated on the aspect of the stage the place Trump entered, reported feeling unwell shortly after the rally ended.

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Mysterious case of the Trump rally sicknesses

Among these affected was Pastor Eli Moreno, who had opened the rally with a prayer, and his spouse, Francesca Moreno. While Pastor Moreno reported gentle discomfort, his spouse skilled far more extreme signs.

On their drive residence, Mrs. Moreno’s nostril started to run, her imaginative and prescient blurred, and her face swelled. They stopped at a Walgreens, the place they encountered one other rallygoer with related points. Mrs. Moreno later sought medical therapy, and 5 days after the rally, she was solely starting to get better.

Another attendee, Mayra Rodriguez, additionally fell ailing roughly half-hour after leaving the occasion. She skilled burning eyes and a extreme headache, finally requiring emergency medical care. At the hospital, medical doctors knowledgeable her that she had suffered a chemical burn. Days later, Rodriguez continued to battle with blurry imaginative and prescient and lightweight sensitivity.

Many different rally attendees shared related tales with The Arizona Globe, describing signs reminiscent of extreme eye ache, facial swelling, and blurred imaginative and prescient that appeared about half-hour after the rally. Some attendees tried to ease the burning with residence treatments like milk, whereas others sought emergency room care.

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One attendee reported that hospital workers knowledgeable them that a number of sufferers from the rally had come in with related complaints.

Danielle Alvarez, Senior Advisor to the Trump marketing campaign, acknowledged the scenario and guaranteed, “The Trump campaign has been collecting information. We remain committed to the countless patriots that attend our high-energy, high-impact rallies across the country.”