In August of 2015, thousands gathered in Ladd-Peebles Stadium to welcome then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to Alabama. Now the president-elect, he is set to return on December 17th.
It’s no secret that Mobile holds a special place in the president-elect’s heart. When plans begun coming together for the tour, Jennifer Jacobs of Bloomberg Politics reported on MSNBC’s “With All Due Respect” that Trump’s tour, which kicked off in Ohio, will be going “to places that mean something to Donald Trump and to his campaign.”
“It’s not just going to go to swing states,” she said. “We know the schedule, it was given to us for planning purposes but hasn’t been released publicly yet. One place they’re going to go is Mobile, Alabama, which is a place that is really special for Trump and his campaign. They attracted 30,000 people there last summer. It was a symbolic moment for them when they really realized they had a movement going on and could take this somewhere.”
It was in Mobile that Trump first appeared on stage with Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. At the time, he stopped short of endorsing the Republican candidate for president, though Sessions made his support for Trump’s policies clear, especially regarding immigration.
“Thank you for the work you have put into the immigration issue,” Sessions told Trump in front of the crowd. “I’m really impressed with your plan. I know it will make a difference. And this crowd shows a lot of people agree with that.”
It is presumed that Senator Sessions will join Trump again when he returns to the Yellowhammer State, though few details have been released. Full information on the event has not yet been announced. Stay posted for more.
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