{"id":1963327,"date":"2023-07-03T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T17:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-trump-rally-over-50k-in-small-s-c-town\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:01:29","slug":"massive-trump-rally-over-50k-in-small-s-c-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-trump-rally-over-50k-in-small-s-c-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Trump Rally draws 50K+ in small S.C. town."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassive-trump-rally-over-50k-in-small-s-c-town%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1963327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A crowd watches former President Donald Trump during a campaign event on July 1, 2023 in Pickens, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><br \/>10:47 AM \u2013 Monday, July 3, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump hosted a rally in a small South Carolina town on Saturday drawing a massive crowd of \u201csomewhere between 50-55,000,\u201d according to Police Chief Randal Beach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Trump kicked off the Fourth of July weekend with his rally in Pickens, a town of around 3,400 residents, drawing in massive lines prior to the event. Many of the other GOP hopefuls had already held events in the state, but none reportedly drew an audience with the size and magnitude as Trump did.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nowhere else I\u2019d rather be to kick off the Fourth of July weekend than right here on Main Street, with thousands of hardworking South Carolina patriots who believe in God, family and country,\u201d Trump said to a rowdy crowd as the temperature soared into the 90s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>People surrounded the small town from surrounding counties and states to get a chance to see the former president, whose team worked with the 3-square-mile city to shut down the main business strip for the planned rally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event was an ominous sign for the DeSantis campaign as their event just a week prior drew in a much smaller audience as the Florida Governor took questions in a North Augusta community center.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Supreme Court decisions ending racist college admissions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-moves-to-scrap-trump-rule-protecting-religious-liberty-of-federal-contractors\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Moves to Scrap Trump Rule Protecting Religious Liberty of Federal Contractors\">protecting religious liberty<\/a>, and stopping an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-trump-rally-over-50k-in-small-s-c-town\/\" title=\"Huge Trump Rally draws 50K+ in small S.C. town.\">illegal student loan forgiveness scheme<\/a> were a reminder of how President Trump kept the promises he made to voters,\u201d CEO Taylor Budowich said in a statement. \u201cMind you, the tens of thousands of patriots that turned out in Pickens, South Carolina did it on a day with temperatures over 90 degrees. The Trump train has left the station and is not stopping until President Trump is seated behind the Resolute Desk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In anticipation of the event, vendors set up days in advance, homeowners tried to sell $50 parking spaces in their yards, and some people attending slept outside the entry gate overnight. The line snaked through the city early Saturday and as the heat rose prompting Trump\u2019s team to frantically hand out pallets of water and Gatorade to the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: it\u2019s 5:30am and the line of Trump supporters wraps around the block. <\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of patriots expected for Pres. Trump\u2019s Independence Day rally. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/okOJI3Gz51\">pic.twitter.com\/okOJI3Gz51<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1675077115593609217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ladies and gentlemen: the NEVER-ENDING line at Pres. Trump\u2019s rally today.<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of MAGA warriors in Pickens, South Carolina to celebrate Independence Day with Pres. Trump.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQWfTpDo3k\">pic.twitter.com\/VQWfTpDo3k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1675120644160204807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump\u2019s plane flew above the crowd at around 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The school choir from Greenville, who was stopped from singing The National Anthem inside the Capitol, performed at the event. Following the performance, Senators Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) spoke at the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the former president\u2019s address, Trump spoke about the criminal cases against him, criticized Biden, and attacked DeSantis for his record on farming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first major rally the 45<sup>th<\/sup> has held during his 2024 campaign. In March, Trump had held a rally in Waco, Texas, drawing in more than 25,000. In May, another rally had been scheduled in Iowa, but was canceled due to weather concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The massive event in Pickens comes as Trump\u2019s lead on DeSantis and other GOP candidates has been continuously growing. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-primary-r\/2024\/nevada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FiveThirtyEight polls<\/a>, Trump is leading DeSantis by 30 points in the GOP primary election as of June 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-find-the-fraud-lie-proves-that-the-legacy-media-dont-care-about-the-truth\/\" title=\"The \u2018Find The Fraud\u2019 Lie Proves That The Legacy Media Don\u2019t Care About The Truth\">legacy media doesn\u2019<\/a>t want you to see this.<\/p>\n<p>A sea of patriots in South Carolina to see Pres. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden should be terrified. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJX57isbtr\">pic.twitter.com\/lJX57isbtr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1675170163879190531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>with Rep. Bob Good<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>with Victor Avila<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Alex Newman<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>with Pastor Tom Hughes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Apple has been forced to make major cuts to production forecasts for its Vision Pro augmented-reality headset due to design complexity,\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -The European Union (EU) will deepen cooperation with Japan on semiconductors, industry chief Thierry Breton said on\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Sam Nussey and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) \u2013 Japan is leaning toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/panasonic-needs-four-more-ev-battery-plants-executive-says\/\" title=\"Panasonic executive insists on four additional EV battery plants for Panasonic.\">softer rules governing<\/a> the use of artificial intelligence (AI)\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Jody Godoy (Reuters) \u2013 Elon Musk\u2019s move to temporarily cap how many posts Twitter users can read on the social media\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump attracted a massive crowd of around 50-55,000 people during a campaign event in Pickens, South Carolina on July 1, 2023. 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