Floyd County Democrats cancel a planned rally ahead of Trump’s visit to Rome because of “a large militia presence".

Democrats said they opted not to hold an in-person event, and instead hold a virtual rally due to a possible “large militia presence” in town.

Democrats said they opted not to hold an in-person event, and instead hold a virtual rally due to a possible “large militia presence” in town.The Floyd County Democratic Party canceled a planned "Blue Wave" rally, originally scheduled to take place outside Rome City Hall. Democrats said they decided to hold a virtual news conference instead of an in-person event in Floyd County, where they intended to criticize President Donald Trump for holding a large rally in the county seat, Rome, during the coronavirus pandemic. Democratic officials said they opted not to hold an in-person event because they were concerned about a possible “large militia presence” in town, drawn by Trump’s rally.

“He seems to be pouring fuel on the fire of fear and hatred,” said Wendy Davis, a Democrat and city commissioner in Rome. “We have reason to believe that there might be people looking for trouble today and our friends in law enforcement were busy protecting the president here locally as they should have been. Out of an abundance of caution, we said, we’re going to de-escalate,” said Davis.