Trump Says Alabama Midterm Rally Shows Respect for Deep-Red State
Hundreds of students and residents protested as Trump spoke, with demonstrators and supporters shouting across campus, officials said.
- President Donald Trump held a midterm rally Friday at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama, aiming to thank loyal supporters as the GOP targets a crucial House seat.
- Eleven years ago, Trump's first Mobile rally drew tens of thousands of people, marking his political ascent; he now returns amid record-low approval ratings and Republican struggles in competitive districts.
- Hundreds of demonstrators protested at the University in Mobile, calling Trump a "felon" and "war criminal." Madison Rolader, President of the Young Democratic Socialists, condemned the event as serving the "billionaire class."
- Republicans struggle to translate Trump's base mobilization into success in competitive districts nationwide, even as he remains popular in deep-red bastions; critics argue his focus on safe territory reflects fear of broader dissent.
- Democrats are planning congressional investigations next year into the Trump family's business interests, including cryptocurrency ventures generating more than $1 billion annually. Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson claimed his economic management has severely damaged the country.
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You’re 'coming to an end': Protests hammer Trump in his Alabama refuge
On Friday night, President Donald Trump was hamming it up before supporters from the deep-red shelter of an Alabama venue. But hours before his arrival, AL.com reports hundreds of angry residents and students at the University of Southern Abama were hounding the president for daring to show his face.Maura Mandyck, an organizer with Indivisible Mobile, reporters that she was proud of the young people in the crowd for standing up against Trump.“Th…
President Trump is in Mobile, Alabama tonight where he says that the war with Iran is going to be over soon, "probably right after the midterms."
President Trump is in Mobile, Alabama tonight where he says that the war with Iran is going to be over soon, "probably right after the midterms. "He then adds that "oil is gonna come plummeting down. "@WeTheMedia
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