TAMPA - President Donald Trump brought his "Make America Great Again" tour to Tampa on Tuesday, touting his agenda and promoting Florida candidates to an eager audience at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Expo Hall's 8,000 seats were packed, with an additional 4,000 in an overflow room and crowds standing outside the building.
After greeting the audience and mentioning that he won the state of Florida by a little more than 100,000 votes, Trump introduced gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, whom he recently endorsed for the Aug. 28 GOP primary.
The Northeast Florida congressman implied that his campaign would mean an extension of Trump's policies, and he listed several of Trump's actions as president to audience applause, including having "the strongest economy we've had in years," moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and appointing "strong constitutionalists" to courts.
DeSantis is ahead of Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putman in polls. Statewide, 41 percent of GOP voters polled support DeSantis and 23 percent back Putnam, with 2 percent for Bruce Nathan and 28 percent undecided, according to a Mason-Dixon poll released Friday.
For many attendees, the excitement came after waiting and braving the rain for hours leading up to the rally. Larry Kestner, an 80-year-old attendee from Ellenton, arrived around 2 p.m. and waited in the parking lot with "one little umbrella."
He said he's been to many presidential rallies, but this was his first Trump rally, and he was "anxious to see how he connects with the people."
"Trump is the first person that's done what he said he's gonna do," Kestner said. "All the rest of them paid lip service ... but he's the one that said it and tries to do it."
Lisa Towell, a 56-year-old resident of Bradenton, said Trump has done "so much in such a little amount of time," and that she was excited to hear him talk about DeSantis.
"If Trump endorses him, then I endorse him," Towell said.
TAMPA - President Donald Trump brought his "Make America Great Again" tour to Tampa on Tuesday, touting his agenda and promoting Florida candidates to an eager audience at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Expo Hall's 8,000 seats were packed, with an additional 4,000 in an overflow room and crowds standing outside the building.
After greeting the audience and mentioning that he won the state of Florida by a little more than 100,000 votes, Trump introduced gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, whom he recently endorsed for the Aug. 28 GOP primary.
The Northeast Florida congressman implied that his campaign would mean an extension of Trump's policies, and he listed several of Trump's actions as president to audience applause, including having "the strongest economy we've had in years," moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and appointing "strong constitutionalists" to courts.
DeSantis is ahead of Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putman in polls. Statewide, 41 percent of GOP voters polled support DeSantis and 23 percent back Putnam, with 2 percent for Bruce Nathan and 28 percent undecided, according to a Mason-Dixon poll released Friday.
For many attendees, the excitement came after waiting and braving the rain for hours leading up to the rally. Larry Kestner, an 80-year-old attendee from Ellenton, arrived around 2 p.m. and waited in the parking lot with "one little umbrella."
He said he's been to many presidential rallies, but this was his first Trump rally, and he was "anxious to see how he connects with the people."
"Trump is the first person that's done what he said he's gonna do," Kestner said. "All the rest of them paid lip service ... but he's the one that said it and tries to do it."
Lisa Towell, a 56-year-old resident of Bradenton, said Trump has done "so much in such a little amount of time," and that she was excited to hear him talk about DeSantis.
"If Trump endorses him, then I endorse him," Towell said.
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