President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday evening a day after Democrats finished debating in Detroit, Michigan.
Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates.
All times eastern.
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Democrats debated in Michigan this week. Trump just wrapped up his rally in Ohio. And regular people in both states will now be focused on Justin Fields, Ryan Day, and Jim Harbaugh.
8:55 PM: Trump wraps up rally.
8:53 PM: Trump says we will always live by our motto: “In God we trust.” He says the future belongs to “the greatest movement in the history of our country.”
8:50 PM: He says, with Democrats, “there is no Second Amendment. You can forget about it.”
8:48 PM: Trump says “Sleepy Joe Biden” wants to “go back to sleep” after asking if Biden can do more for Ohio than he has…
Trump also vows to end the “AIDS epidemic in America” and cure childhood cancer.
8:45 PM: Trump promises to “win the race to Mars. It’s going to be amazing.”
Within 90 seconds, Trump went from a long riff on how he learned to pronounce Lima, Ohio to a riff on how we are going to Mars.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 2, 2019
8:40 PM: Trump says the drug system is “rigged.” Says he drugs should not be cheaper in Canada, Europe.
8:35 PM: Trump paints Democrats as the party of socialism. Says Republicans are the party of “freedom.”
8:25 PM: Trump says Democrats want “virtual immunity for illegal immigrants who have committed horrible crimes and murder.” Trump rips San Francisco, where Kate Steinle was murdered, for releasing a criminal illegal alien who then committed crimes. He talks about an illegal immigrant released after committing domestic violence in New Jersey who was arrested in Missouri for “the murder of three people.”
8:20 PM: Trump, sounding tough on China, says he is preventing the “theft” of jobs/intellectual property. He says China wants a Democrat “like Sleepy Joe Biden” who has “no clue what he’s doing” in the White House so they can rip America off.
Trump uses the line “taxing the hell out of China” – Dems the past couple of nights have been vowing to “tax the hell out of the wealthy.”
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 2, 2019
8:16 PM: Trump goes heavy on trade and says the “era of economic surrender is over.” He rails against NAFTA and says TPP would have destroyed manufacturing and the auto industry.
8:15 PM: Wonder if Trump mentioned windmills FOUR times.
Trump just now in Ohio: "Previous administrations, they liked windmills…"
A 2020 campaign/Bachelor nation crossover I was not expecting!
— Tessa Berenson (@tcberenson) August 2, 2019
8:10 PM: Trump on Mueller:
President Trump, on Robert Mueller: "He was sharp, wasn't he? He was sharp as a tack."
— David Gura (@davidgura) August 2, 2019
8:00 PM: Trump says Pocahontas is “lying and cheating her way” to the presidency. He says “we drove her crazy” and she had to do a blood test.
7:58 PM: PROTESTERS HAD “CHINGA LA MIGRA” SIGNS:
WATCH: Protesters holding pro-immigrant signs tussle with Trump supporters in the crowd at the president's rally in Ohio pic.twitter.com/hlzqbrDyhO
— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) August 1, 2019
7:51 PM: Trump mocks the “deplorable” conditions in Pelosi’s “once great city…” after he rips Democrats for wanting to spend more on migrants than helping their constituents. He then again goes after “Crooked Hillary” as the crowd chants “lock her up.”
He says nearly half of America’s homeless are in California and it’s a “disgrace” and a “shame.” He says look at Los Angeles with its horrible conditions. Trump says CA Gov. Newsom–“that governor”–wants to “invite the whole world” and give them free health care.
Trump now touts Voter ID laws. He asks Sen. Portman (R-OH) to start working on it. “Please, Rob.”
Crowd cheers as about a dozen black supporters wave white shirts with the text "TRUMP & Republicans Are Not RACIST" pic.twitter.com/BYBp9pDIOI
— Marcus J. DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) August 1, 2019
7:48 PM: Protesters interrupt speech. Trump asks: “Democrat mayor?… You must have a Democrat mayor…” He says “that’s what happens.”
7:46 PM: Trump says he is starting to like Mexico because they are doing more about illegal immigration than Democrats. He says Democrats put “foreign citizens before American citizens” and care more about illegal immigrants than their constituents.
7:42 PM: Trump mentions the Squad–“four left-wing extremists” leading the party. But he says he does not want to name failed cities run by Democrats because he doesn’t want to be “controversial”–“no controversy.” Trump talks about the “corrupt” inner cities led by Democrats that have failed.
“For decades, these communities have been run exclusively by Democrat politicians, and it’s been total one-party control of the inner cities. … We can name one after another, but I won’t do that, because I don’t want to be controversial. We want no controversy," Trump says
— Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) August 1, 2019
7:40 PM: Trump says the U.S. has the “number one economy in the world.” He talks about a military that is, “relatively speaking” the strongest it has ever been. He talks about six million jobs since election day and seven million off of food stamps. He says Ohio is also the most successful it has ever been. He talks about record-low unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. He says the “rage-filled” Democrats are trying to take America apart.
7:35 PM: Trump mocks Democrats. He said he watched both “long” debates. He says Democrats attacked each other more than they attacked him. That’s sure going to make Democrats even more thrilled with the cable networks and wonder if the game-show debates are actually doing more harm than good for the party.
Trump opens tonight's rally in Ohio talking about the debates.
"The Democrats spent more time attacking Barrack Obama than they did attacking me" pic.twitter.com/IernrAsXCj
— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) August 1, 2019
7:30 PM: Trump takes the stage.
Fled the Democrat Debates & now we are ready to rally!!!
President @realDonaldTrump will join us in Cincinnati, Ohio soon‼️ pic.twitter.com/CyQhisifAN
— Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) August 1, 2019
7:15 PM: Vice President Mike Pence gets on stage. He says the “campaign to keep America great is on” and it’s time for “round two.” He blasts Democrats for baking “late-term abortions” and even “infanticide.” He talks up Trump’s conservative judges and rips the Green New Deal and Democrats running for president who want to “eliminate fossil fuels.” He says the “war on coal is over” under Trump. He also says it’s going to take at least four more years to “drain the swamp.”
.@SecondLady and I loved stopping by the famous @Skyline_Chili today! Thanks for the warm welcome! pic.twitter.com/C7b7UIoYso
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) August 1, 2019
7:00 PM: Trump a little behind schedule, but the crowd is amped getting ready for Trump to take the stage.
6:35: The mainstream media will be focused on the crowd more than Trump:
Prior to Cincinnati rally tonight, President Trump is asked if chanting will occur. "If they do it, we'll have to make a decision then." pic.twitter.com/ppz9q1gU49
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 1, 2019
Before heading to Cincinnati rally, President Trump says he doesn't know if he can stop his supporters from a chant like "Send her back": "I don't know that you can stop people…I'd prefer that they don't, but if they do it, we'll have to make a decision then" pic.twitter.com/p6EOLuaTaW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 1, 2019
A man wearing a MAGA hat started yelling at @Acosta during his liveshot and a Trump campaign staffer immediately ran over to explain to him that we treat everyone with respect and he shouldn't do that.
— Marcus J. DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) August 1, 2019
Doors opened 18 minutes ago! Look at this place filling up! @realDonaldTrump #MAGA #TrumpCincinnati #TrumpCincy pic.twitter.com/lsJwvT2zJj
— Eric Spracklen 🇺🇸 (@ThatTrumpGuy) August 1, 2019
The crowd goes wild after the National Anthem…
Then a USA chant erupts! 🇺🇸
This is a Trump Rally. This is America. pic.twitter.com/3WgZ7NvQUd
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 1, 2019
PHOTOS: Crowd arrives for #Trump rally in downtown #Cincinnati https://t.co/4lPGxslOaC @glynch #TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/1OUruejmQS
— journalnews (@journalnews) August 1, 2019
BIG RALLY tonight in Cincinnati, Ohio. See you there! P.S. Our Country is doing GREAT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2019
President @realDonaldTrump will host a BIG RALLY in Cincinnati tonight.
We promise it will be WAY better than the #DemDebates!
See you there! pic.twitter.com/393lboDmrH
— Team Trump (@TeamTrump) August 1, 2019
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