Former President Donald Trump visits Asheboro. Here are photos from his stop in NC.
By Ethan Hyman and
Travis Long
Former President Donald Trump and vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance are in Asheboro Wednesday to discuss national security.
The event takes place while Democrats are in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
The visit is Trump’s fourth to the state in 2024 and Vance’s first.
In his speech, Trump promised “to restore America to maximum strength and return the world to peace” if he is elected, and claimed that if Vice President Kamala Harris were elected president, “World War III is virtually guaranteed to happen.”
Please check back throughout the day for more. Here are photos from their visit:
Crowds line up to hear remarks by Republican candidate for president Donald Trump in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A campaign worker takes measurements behind bulletproof glass prior to an outdoor rally for former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump’s plane “Trump Force One” flies over the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC prior to a campaign rally on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
The crowd cheers before remarks by former President and current Republican candidate for president Donald Trump in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, takes the stage during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, takes the stage during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Sen. JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, takes the stage during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Sen. JD Vance and Republican candidate for vice president greets former President and current Republican candidate for president Donald Trump after Vance introduced him in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Republican candidate for president Donald Trump greets N.C. Republican candidate for governor Mark Robinson at the start of former President Trump’s speech in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
A Supporter cheers during an outdoor rally for former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
A Supporter cheers during an outdoor rally for former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump acknowledges supporters during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump acknowledges supporters during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump acknowledges supporters during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
Former President Donald Trump acknowledges supporters during a rally at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame in Asheboro, NC on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. TRAVIS LONG tlongr@newsobserver.com
A spectator is helped out of the seating area by EMS during Republican candidate for president Donald Trump’s remarks in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
The crowd cheers before remarks by former President and current Republican candidate for president Donald Trump in Asheboro, N.C., Wednesday, August 21, 2024. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
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