Thousands Wait In Line In Michigan For Trump’s First Rally Since Assassination Attempt

President Trump and Republican Vice President nominee J.D. Vance will hold their first rally together in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Videos on X show thousands of Trump supporters waiting in line for his first rally since being shot at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Some Trump supporters got in line as early as 7 in the morning.

Take a look:

🚨 Tonight, President Trump and VP nominee @JDVance1 will hold their first rally together – and the first since the heinous assass*ination attempt – in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

THOUSANDS are already in line.

The passion & energy are fiercer than ever.

Incredible 🔥

📸:… pic.twitter.com/Cotn23kCyQ

— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) July 20, 2024

Per Fox 17 News:

Crowds were already forming outside of Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids early Saturday morning ahead of Former President Donald Trump’s visit.

It’s his first rally since the assassination attempt on his life last week, and his first campaign appearance alongside his Vice President nominee JD Vance.

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The event will allow 12,000 people inside for his appearance.

Security is top of mind for this event, especially after last Saturday’s would-be assassin fired shots at the former president, killing one man and injuring several others.

Secret Service has been at Van Andel Arena all week securing the site.

Plans for the motorcade have been discussed for days, working in conjunction with local and state law enforcement agencies, which is standard in visits like this.

Here’s what the lines looked like as early as 7:00 A.M:

This is the Trump Rally in Grand Rapids Michigan at 7am this Morning. There are a lot of first timers at the beginning of the line 🇺🇸♥️🤍💙 pic.twitter.com/BDYQfOhOEI

— Vicki WarriortoTruth 📖🛡⚔️🇺🇸♥️ (@Warriortotruth) July 20, 2024

Per AP:

Republican Donald Trump on Saturday will hold his first public campaign rally since he was injured in an assassination attempt, with an event in the battleground state of Michigan alongside his new running mate.

The joint rally with Ohio Sen. JD Vance is the first for the pair since they became the GOP’s nominees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump kicked off the gathering of Republicans by naming Vance his vice presidential pick, and concluded it with a speech urging unity following a July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania that left Trump with a bloodied ear and killed one man in the crowd.

“I am running to be president for all of America, not half of America, because there is no victory in winning for half of America,” Trump said Thursday night in what was the longest convention speech in modern history at just under 93 minutes.

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