Senior campaign adviser Lara Trump has rebutted reporting from CNN that the president’s reelection campaign canceled a July 11 rally in Mobile, Alabama.
Trump — who is married to the president’s son, Eric — told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum this week that the rally was never finalized.
Rumors had been swirling in previous weeks that President Donald J. Trump would come to the state to campaign in person for his endorsed Republican Senate candidate, former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville.
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MacCallum asked Lara Trump if the Alabama rally was canceled and, if so, why it was canceled.
“Well, we actually had never confirmed a rally in Alabama,” she responded. “We never talked about it, never announced anything. So, I’m not sure why everybody got so excited about an Alabama rally.”
The show host then interjected to followed up with, “So there never was an Alabama rally? That’s what you’re saying?”
Shaking her head to indicate a negative response, Trump added, “There was nothing official from the campaign. We never announced anything on that.”
It should be noted that the Tuberville campaign never confirmed the rally, either.
He will face former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Alabama’s July 14 Republican primary runoff.
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— Sean Ross (@sean_yhn) July 3, 2020
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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