Full Replay: President Trump Holds 'MAGA' Rally In
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President Trump held a 'Make America Great Again' campaign rally Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina to stump for the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress (NC-9) Mark Harris.
Trump fans camp out a day early — in pounding rain — to get into Charlotte rally
The wet aftermath of Hurricane Willa drenched Charlotte overnight, but that didn’t keep devoted followers of President Donald Trump from lining up a day early for his rally at Bojangles Coliseum.
Coliseum officials say the first of them showed up at 3 p.m. Thursday, despite the fact that doors don’t open until 3 p.m. Friday and the president doesn’t speak until 7 p.m.
They came prepared, too, with folding chairs, portable awnings and even pup tents, as if waiting for a rock concert.
The coliseum holds 9,500 people, and the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority predicts every seat — and parking space — will be full. The president is campaigning on behalf of 9th District House candidate Mark Harris.
“The reason I cast my vote for him (Trump) is because he talked to us like a father would,” Joshua Flores told WBTV as he stood outside the coliseum. “(He) talked about what matters today is what’s going to affect us in the future.”
Among the first in line, according to WBTV, was Jerel Miller of Wadesboro, a town about 60 miles southeast of Charlotte.
“I want to be here to support President Trump,” he told the station. “I’m 17 and a lot of people don’t respect my political opinions, but that’s my First Amendment right.”
The first campers waiting to see President Donald Trump showed up late Thursday, 24 hours in advance of his speech.
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