On Aug. 14, thousands of supporters lined the streets of downtown Asheville to attend former President Donald Trump‘s campaign rally at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. Xpress captured the scene outside the event, including those who protested the Republican presidential nominee’s latest run for office.
All photos by Caleb Johnson.
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..the convening of the intellectuals! -“We’re doing this as a intellectual speech,” he [Trump] promised the raucous audience. in Asheville NC. “You’re all intellectuals today. Today we’re doing it, and we’re doing it, right now. And it’s very important. They say it’s the most important subject [the economy]”. Later, he added that “I’m not sure it is. But they say it’s the most important. Inflation is the most important. But that’s part of economy.” – Well, I don’t know about any of that, lol…. but it did remind me of when the circus used to come to town and first they’d march the whole comical cabal thru the center of town. Just saying.