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Hat tip, Politico
Trump takes over small city in South Carolina show of force
His appearance was a shot across the bow in a critical primary state with two home-grown contenders.
By NATALIE ALLISON
07/01/2023 05:02 PM EDT
Updated: 07/01/2023 08:59 PM EDT
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Bob Montgomery
Herald-Journal
Published 7:05 p.m. ET July 1, 2023 | Updated 8:22 a.m. ET July 2, 2023
Trump headlined the Pickens Independence Day Spectacular, and supporters came as early as Friday to Pickens in hopes of being among the first on Saturday to see the former president, who is leading in the polls among GOP presidential candidates.
Supporters traveled from as far away as Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Indiana and Florida to attend the rally. By daybreak Saturday, lines of people stretched all the way from East Main Street down Hampton Avenue, and along East Cedar Rock Street. At 9 a.m., the gates on East Main Street opened and people were screened by the Secret Service upon entry.
Parking was at a premium. One church offered free parking, but accepted donations. Others with lots charged for parking. At one spot, spaces were being offered for $60. Vendors lined Hampton Avenue, selling everything from Trump shirts and hats to bottled water, ice cream, mini-donuts, roasted corn and bottled honey. By afternoon, volunteers for the Trump campaign were handing out free bottles of spring water.
Closer to the stage on North Lewis Street, vendors were selling lemonade, burgers, chicken tenders, smoked sausage, soft pretzels, sweet tea and Gatorade. Pickens Police Chief Randall Beach estimated a crowd of 50,000 showed up on a day when afternoon temperatures soared into the mid-90s, causing dozens of people suffer from heat-related illness.
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RandySF
(70,614 posts)Ruby red land of far-right bible thumpers.
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Freethinker65
(11,134 posts)twodogsbarking
(12,228 posts)AZ8theist
(6,491 posts)DonCoquixote
(13,710 posts)I say two things : "no such thing as global warmign, right? That and I hope the next tiem they do this, Mother nature gives them a Darwin award.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)at his performance, holding "Blacks for Trump" signs".
Okay I made that up.
louslobbs
(3,416 posts)lol
2naSalit
(92,665 posts)Keep it up chump!
Bev54
(11,917 posts)Who did the estimates of this crowd?
NoMoreRepugs
(10,513 posts)Captain Zero
(7,505 posts)right?
orthoclad
(4,728 posts)Follow the tour from town to town.
twodogsbarking
(12,228 posts)Around 11 a.m., a secret service agent told the News there are 5,000 inside the gate and approximately 10,000 still in line.
Ocelot II
(120,813 posts)Permanut
(6,636 posts)Just a group of like-minded tourists sharing a pleasant get- together over tea and cookies.
twodogsbarking
(12,228 posts)AZ8theist
(6,491 posts)At the next Doturd Nuremburg rally, I should set up a stand selling UV light suppositories to treat Covid.
And every other aliment.....
RicROC
(1,226 posts)refuse to offer medical treatment?