Numerous attendees of a Donald Trump rally in Tucson, Arizona, have unexplained eye injuries.
Arizona Globe journalist Christy Kelly shared on X that as many as 20 attendees reported eye concerns. Some reportedly experienced “blurred vision” and “burning.”
Those affected were seated on the stage behind Trump.
Investigators with News 4 Tucson spoke with several attendees who now have eye injuries.
Mayra Rodriguez told the outlet that as soon as she left, her eyes were “burning.”
“The emergency room staff, from the triage nurse to the PA [Physicians Assistant] asked are you sure you didn’t get sprayed with something your symptoms look like you got sprayed with something,” she said.
The morning after the rally, Rodriguez could not see anything when trying to open her eyes. “I see a bright light. It hurts, it hurts a lot to open my eyes,” she told reporters. “I have this cold cloth I put on and take off constantly. It’s horrible.”
A pair of siblings attending the rally experienced similar eye injuries.
“It kept getting worse and worse, my eyes were watering a lot, my nose started running then I started feeling my face get really flushed and my neck felt like it was on fire and it just progressed from there,” the sister said.
Her brother noted that the discomfort was “all focused” on his eyes. He added that it was “unbearable.”
The Trump campaign said that it is “collecting information” on the matter. “We remain committed to the countless patriots that attend our high-energy, high-impact rallies across the country.”
