Live: Thousands gather for President Trump's Rochester rally
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Chairs and water bottles fill the area where Trump supporters waited earlier today. A guy cleaning up the area said he’ll try to recycle the plastic bottles. “Make America beautiful again, right?” he said. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dosq8oJW4AckvYb.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/4/2018 10:35:40 PM -
Interesting to see that some network TV correspondents have personal security guards at their sides when they head into the crowd to interview people.by Judith Allen Keen via twitter 10/4/2018 10:39:19 PM -
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You know its a legit political event when @MarkJWestpfahl shows up with his awesome students! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DostZATX0AAxZvm.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/4/2018 10:46:33 PM -
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Mayo Civic Center is full to the rafters, and the floor is probably as crowded as fire marshals will allow. Tom Emmer just got a round of applause. People are ready for Trump.by Judith Allen Keen via twitter 10/4/2018 10:59:12 PM
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Before he takes the stage, President Trump tweets: "Just made my second stop in Minnesota for a MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN rally. We need to elect @KarinHousley to the U.S. Senate, and we need the strong leadership of @tomemmer, @Jason2CD, @JimHagedornMN and @PeteStauber in the U.S. House!"
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Seeing several more "Q" hats and pins today in apparent reference to the Qanon conspiracy theory. Photo via @gspphoto https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dos0GH7XUAArgSu.jpg
by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:16:48 PM -
Several hundred people - both supporters and protesters - are still outside watching the big screen outside the civic center in Rochester https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dos2JDYXUAAp75i.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/4/2018 11:24:38 PM -
Trump's first words: "This is supposed to be a Democrat state. I don’t think so. I don’t think so. They have a very big surprise coming don’t you think?"by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:37:01 PM
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Trump: "By the way, look back there at all that media" to loud boos and cries of "fake news" in crowd. He continued: "If we could ever get them on our side we’d win for a thousand years."by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:40:45 PM
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Big cheers for first mention of Kavanaugh. Trump calls him "one of the most respected people, hopefully Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh."by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:45:29 PM
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Protesters shouted “liar, liar,” and “lock up Trump” when Trump started speaking.by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/4/2018 11:46:39 PM
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Trump calls the Democrats "the party of crime" and say the "Dems have been trying to destroy Judge Brett Kavanaugh since the very first second he was announced."by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:49:23 PM
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Protester being hauled out screaming just now. President didn't seem to notice as it was back behind space between crowd and media pen.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:51:43 PM
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Trump recognizes US Rep. Tom Emmer as "man who's really been helping me a lot." Shouts out Kurt Daudt, Wardlow, Jeff Johnson (to big ovation) and now Karin Housley "running against a far-left Democrat" Tina Smith "who nobody has ever heard of."by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:54:34 PM
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Says Smith "took a wacky guys place. … Boy did he fold up like a wet rag huh? He was gone so fast ... I don't want to mention Al Franken's name ..."by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:55:38 PM
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Crowd cheered outside when Trump arrived https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dos9OxjW4AAJ2Ks.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/4/2018 11:55:42 PM -
Trump calling Housley up to the stage. "You really do go off script don't you? He said Tina Smith way too many times, we need to say Karin Housley a lot more," she replies. "Vote for her! Vote for Karin!" Trump said.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/4/2018 11:57:38 PM
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President Trump lays into Sen. Tina Smith's voting record as fans chant "build the wall."
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Hagedorn says "had we not won that (2016) election, we would have lost the country the way the forefathers put it together." Trump says both running against "extreme Democrats." Trump says Feehan wants single payer and make MN a sanctuary state.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:04:14 AM
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Like Tina Smith, of Angie Craig Trump says "who the hell is Angie Craig." Says a vote for them is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as speaker and radical Democrats running Congress.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:05:44 AM
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Trump brings up Ellison as lead sponsor of Dems health care takeover. Says he predicted Trump's win. "That's the last time he's been right."by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:08:28 AM
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A guy selling hats outside in the rain keeps circling the crowd: “don’t be a Democrat, buy a MAGA hat.”by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:09:13 AM
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President Trump arrives in Rochester https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotAZiYXkAAdrw9.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/5/2018 12:09:30 AM -
Trump brings up last time Minnesota went red (1972) and repeats: "One more speech up here, I would have won this thing.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:14:00 AM
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Trump now talking African-American, Hispanic, Asian employment numbers: "How does your African-American, how do you vote for somebody else? I've done more for them in 2 years. African-Americans are coming up and they're saying 'Mr. President, thank you.'"by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:17:17 AM
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Trump reiterates what he said at the Duluth rally in June (which Pence then restated at his Twin Cities visit), regretting not visiting MN once more in 2016.by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:18:17 AM
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Trump repeating "fake news" and says media "want me to get into a boxing match" with Putin. "I think I'd do very well," he added. "These people are loco, I'm telling you," he says again of the press, to cheers.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:23:20 AM
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Crowds cheer President Trump in Rochester. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotET-2WwAEjxcK.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/5/2018 12:26:51 AM -
"Lock her up" chants upon first mention of Hillary Clinton, after Trump said he "called up the drug companies" to lower drug prices. "Man, this is a powerful position," he says of the presidency.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:26:55 AM
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President Trump acknowledges the cheering supporters in the upper level of the Mayo Civic Center https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotEi-sXsAAN_gV.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/5/2018 12:27:36 AM -
Crowd still outside watching Trump on the big screen. A few police officers are watching the crowd while protesters stand silently with signs. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotF5mdW4AAJtyK.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:33:50 AM -
Trump: "We're standing up for your values, we're standing up for Minnesota and we are standing proudly for our national anthem" to a long, raucous bout of cheers.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:34:17 AM
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Some arguments among some Trump supporters and protesters outside https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotHFLXX4AAw9SG.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:38:44 AM -
Rochester PD officer getting in between another man swearing at a protesterby Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:40:01 AM
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Updated numbers from the city: estimated 10,000 people inside Trump rally and about 1,000-2,000 people outside.by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:47:07 AM
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Trump ends his roughly 70-minute speech after echoing his June remarks in Duluth, nodding to Minnesota's "strong pioneer men and strong pioneer women who braved the wilderness" to settle here. Rouses crowd final time with his "together we will Make America Great Again" coda.by Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:48:33 AM
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Protesters greeting Trump supporters filing out of civic center as rain falling again https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotJ_YGU8AEIzyp.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 12:52:55 AM -
Trump closes his Minnesota speech with a nod to the "tough pioneer men and strong pioneer women" who he says braved the wilderness to build the state:
#TrumpInRoch #TrumpInMNby Mark Vancleave 📹+📷 via twitter 10/5/2018 12:54:22 AM -
More: Trump takes aim at Brett Kavanaugh critics, touts GOP hopefuls in Rochester rally strib.mn/2OGVUOy with @JudyCKeen & @kellystribby Stephen Montemayor via twitter 10/5/2018 12:55:30 AM
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President Trump acknowledged @MNJeffJohnson at the Rochester rally https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotPDyKXsAAJ8sL.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/5/2018 1:13:56 AM -
No violence among both sides, though. City says only one arrest tonight (a person being investigated by secret service for a threat to the president and who was also resisting arrest for trespassing)by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 1:14:20 AM
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Trump invited @KarinHousley up to the stage at the Rochester rally. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotPOv-XoAAIP1d.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/5/2018 1:14:24 AM -
.@RepJasonLewis and @JimHagedornMN spoke to the crowds at Rochester Trump rally. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotPr0PX4AEgSj5.jpg
by Glen Stubbe via twitter 10/5/2018 1:16:28 AM -
Guy dressed as Trump among crowd leaving the civic center https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotQQGfX4AABoLc.jpg
by Kelly Smith via twitter 10/5/2018 1:18:46 AM -
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President Trump visits Minnesota, holds rally in Rochester. startribune.com/photos-preside… More reporting, photos and video by myself and colleagues in the link. @StarTribune https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dotar_OVAAIC7nG.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotamO6VsAI09-9.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotaVSsU4AA4PA5.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotaQFvUUAEjyzz.jpg
by Aaron Lavinsky via twitter 10/5/2018 2:04:55 AM -
President Trump visits Minnesota, holds rally in Rochester. startribune.com/photos-preside… More reporting, photos and video by myself and colleagues in the link. @StarTribune https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dotar_OVAAIC7nG.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotamO6VsAI09-9.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotaVSsU4AA4PA5.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DotaQFvUUAEjyzz.jpg
by Aaron Lavinsky via twitter 10/5/2018 2:04:56 AM -
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by Aaron Lavinsky via twitter 10/5/2018 2:04:57 AM -
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by Aaron Lavinsky via twitter 10/5/2018 2:04:58 AM -
Hundreds also came from around the state and beyond to protest the President's visit. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dota-LoU4AAmwDt.jpg
by Aaron Lavinsky via twitter 10/5/2018 2:07:08 AM -
I stopped at a McDonald's between Rochester and Minneapolis. Realized I suddenly had the entire place to myself. Looks like the skeleton crew snuck out back to hot box a pickup truck. I don't blame them.by Mark Vancleave 📹+📷 via twitter 10/5/2018 2:59:06 AM
