Trump Clemson Rally: Oct 21 Speech for Darline Graham
The Trump Clemson rally takes place Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the T. Ed Garrison Arena and Expo Center at Clemson University, marking the president’s return to the South Carolina Upstate just two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., the event begins at 5:30 p.m., and Trump is expected to speak around 7 p.m. The Republican National Committee announced the rally on Oct. 15, and the roughly 3,000-seat arena — a multipurpose livestock facility where Trump also rallied in 2016 — was confirmed as the venue days later.
Backing Darline Graham’s Senate Bid
The centerpiece of the evening is U.S. Sen. Darline Graham (R-South Carolina), who was appointed in July to fill the term of her late brother Lindsey Graham and then won a 10-way special Republican primary to reach the Nov. 3 ballot for the next six-year term — a race she entered at Trump’s encouragement. She faces Democrat Annie Andrews in a contest polling tighter than expected in a state Trump won by nearly 18 percentage points two years ago. “I am very excited,” Graham said earlier in the week. “I would be proud to have him here in this community.” Trump headlined a telephone rally for Graham on Oct. 15 alongside Attorney General Alan Wilson, the GOP nominee for governor, and Jenny Costa Honeycutt, the Republican nominee for the coastal 1st District, calling Graham “one of the greats” and urging supporters to vote as if he himself were on the ballot.
Tickets, Time, and Venue
Tickets to the midterm rally are free, and attendees can RSVP online with a maximum of four tickets per signup; registrations must be verified by phone. Clemson University said it is not sponsoring the event, with the campaign covering all expenses. The rally arrives two days after South Carolina’s early voting period begins on Oct. 19, running through Oct. 31. It is Trump’s second trip to the state this year, following an August visit to Myrtle Beach to campaign for Graham ahead of her primary runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman. The Clemson stop is part of a seven-day, seven-state tour, with the president expected in Sioux City, Iowa, the following day.
Source: Greenville Online