The general election campaigns can be hectic, but even during these times, there are priorities as an American to handle, even if you’re running for president. So it was that former President Donald Trump started his Wednesday by heading to early voting in his home state of Florida:
President @realDonaldTrump en route to early vote in the Florida primary 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/KI7p3wwKz8
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) August 14, 2024
At the same time, according to Fox News reporter Aishah Hasnie, who was on the scene on Wednesday morning, people were lining up over several blocks in North Carolina for Trump’s afternoon rally in a somewhat unlikely city–liberal bastion Asheville:
People are lined up three blocks minimum right now to hear President Trump speak at 4 o’clock pic.twitter.com/6jw60cW3XM
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) August 14, 2024
Near the start of his remarks, Trump thanked the Old North State’s current Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who is the Republican gubernatorial nominee in November, along with his wife:
President Trump offers thanks, support to GOP nominee for NC governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson @markrobinsonNC pic.twitter.com/GiwBj2M4sB
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 14, 2024
As my colleague Neil McCabe previewed in a column earlier, he avered that the focus of Trump’s speech would be on the U.S. economy … and that’s exactly what Donald Trump talked about with supporters. We also wrote more about that move on Wednesday morning:
Tales of the McCabe: Is Trump Poised for Campaign Pivot With NC Economic Speech?
Trump on the Campaign Trail Today – Can He Stick to His Economic Message?
The former president quickly ran through a list of solutions he and his running mate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), will put in place immediately to lower inflation and soaring prices within months:
“Are you better off now with Harris and Biden than you were with a person named President Donald J. Trump?” — President Trump in Asheville, NC pic.twitter.com/ise5ErlCfz
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 14, 2024
Trump asked a question that many have been asking, as Harris has started to grudgingly share bits of potential policies she would pursue as president:
“Why didn’t you do it, Kamala? You’ve been there three-and-a-half years.” — President Trump in Asheville, NC pic.twitter.com/FVNY5ZsCOv
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 14, 2024
Near the close of his speech, Trump asked the famous question, then warning rallygoers how Kamala Harris would put even more harmful policies in place, if she is allowed to gain the White House:
“Are you better off now with Harris and Biden than you were with a person named President Donald J. Trump?” — President Trump in Asheville, NC pic.twitter.com/ise5ErlCfz
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 14, 2024
Just a reminder … the general election is less than three months away–in 83 days:
President Trump: With the help of everyone in this room, 83 days from now, we are going to defeat SUPER LIBERAL Kamala Harris, we are going to win back the White House in a historic landslide, and we are going to take back our country! pic.twitter.com/mRouKjfUXQ
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 14, 2024
You can watch the full remarks here:
LIVE: President Trump in Asheville, #NorthCarolina
Text TRUMP to 88022 https://t.co/RgUIACDNj8
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) August 14, 2024
UPDATE: We nearly missed including this fun part of Trump’s rally, where he called out VP Harris for stealing his plan to stop taxing tips–and he points out why she is the last person Americans should want in the Oval Office after Joe Biden:
“She can’t solve the problem because she IS the problem.” — President Trump in Asheville, NC pic.twitter.com/m2OpnWCR1K
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 14, 2024
