St. Cloud, Minnesota — Former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance, will hold their first joint press conference. Presidential Rally It takes place Saturday night at Herb Brooks Arena in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Tickets for the event are still on sale. It can accommodate up to 6,000 people, and organizers say overflow space has been set up to accommodate more attendees. Doors open at 3pm and the rally begins at 7pm.
The event has drawn crowds from around the state and country, including sisters Kelly and Cassidy Bartz, who drove 3.5 hours from Crookston and camped overnight to be among the first to meet the former president.
“I didn't want to miss this opportunity, especially in my hometown,” Cassidy Bartz said.
For Mayor Dave Kreis, it's a weekend to promote the city and build a historic list of politicians who have visited the city.
“Looking back, Eisenhower was here,” Kreis said, “and John F. Kennedy would have been here, but he was stranded in a snowstorm in Minneapolis and was invited by phone to the 1962 gathering.”
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Hotels in the city are already fully booked, and Mandy Cox, who works at the Boulder Tap House, about 3.5 miles east of the arena, said she's brought in extra staff to help out.
“We've doubled our prep list and have some house shifts in place,” Cox said. “All the big managers are on board.”
Vance is also scheduled to appear at a fundraiser in Minneapolis earlier in the day, with admission to the event costing $3,300, and tickets that include a roundtable discussion and photo op with the candidates for up to $50,000.
The visit comes after President Biden decided earlier this week to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. Since his announcement, Vice President Harris has Already breaking fundraising recordsLockdown Hundreds of representatives and It won the support of critics in her efforts to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
Biden won the 2022 Minnesota election with 52% of the vote, beating Trump by more than 233,000 votes. Trump visited Minnesota several times before the 2020 election, Once you lose your country, you never get it backHe will be coming to Japan as a headliner in May. State Republican Party's annual Lincoln-Reagan dinner.
Protest rally held in St. Paul, Emhoff speaks in Wisconsin
Democrats held a counter-rally in support of Harris. Saturday afternoon at the St. Paul Labor Center. Governor Tim WalzThe event was attended by Representative Betty McCollum and Mayor Melvin Carter. The event came after Bloomberg reported that Walz was on the shortlist to be Harris' running mate.
Harris' husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, He campaigned in Wisconsin on Saturday.According to the Facebook page of the Portage County, Wisconsin Democratic Party, Harris spoke at the Hmong Wausau Festival before heading to a campaign launch for her and other Democratic candidates in Stevens Point.
