First published at 02:36 UTC on October 11th, 2018.
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Rally-Bound Donald Trump Tweets Show Must Go On As Historic Hurricane Slams South
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“I can’t disappoint thousands of people that are there – and the thousands that are going,” Trump tweeted. “I look forward to seeing everyone this evening.”
I hear they have thousands of people lined up, and so we are in a little bit of a quagmire,” Trump acknowledged.
“They have gotten there, some people…got there last night. So we will probably go because what are you going to do?” asked the President of the United States. “Tell thousands of people, they’ve been waiting there all night, that we’re not coming? That’s not fair either.”
Hours earlier, Trump took a moment to tweet-plain that New York Times had not put its report on his Tuesday made-for-TV re-swearing in of Kavanaugh, at which Trump apologized on behalf of the nation for the behavior of Dems and Christine Blasey Ford at his confirmation hearing. Trump also announced Kavanaugh had been “proven innocent” of Ford’s sexual assault allegation.
List of post-election Donald Trump rallies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post-election_Donald_Trump_rallies
Anatomy of a Trump rally
Nearly two years into his presidency, these operatic, roughly 80-minute performances offer the most tangible proof that Trump has never left the campaign trail, or sought to expand his fan base. All sitting presidents do a fair amount of campaigning and fundraising. None has started earlier or sustained it like Trump, who held nine rallies in the weeks after winning election and then hit the road again within a month of taking office — Tuesday's rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was his 32nd since his inaugural.
As Democrats threaten to retake Congress in next month's elections, Trump has revved up Air Force One. Last week, he hit Tennessee, Mississippi, Minnesota and Kansas. This week he plays back-to-back evenings in Iowa..
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