At a small private airport in Omaha, Nebraska, US President Donald Trump gathered thousands of his supporters for a public meeting last night Norwegian time. Already four hours before the president was to speak, the queue of parked cars stretched several kilometers backwards from the airport, and the dedicated parking spaces were packed, according to the Iowa Starting Line.
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Many simply had to turn around and go home again, and those lucky enough to get a parking space still had to go far to get to the airport itself due to the strict security around the US president.
It went well before the rally, because Trump’s supporters arrived at different times, but when the event was over, they all had to leave the area at the same time. Then there was a congestion, which led to thousands of his followers being stranded at the airport for many hours, according to several media, including The Guardian.
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Received treatment
A large number of Trump’s supporters witnessed the president boarding Air Force One and then taking off, while they themselves had to stay at the airport for several hours.
There, they waited in the cold for Trump’s election campaign to organize bus transportation out of the area. The strain must have been so great for some of Trump’s voters that they had to be taken care of by the police, writes Aaron Sanderford, political reporter in the local newspaper Omaha World-Herald, on Twitter
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Still others had to be treated by ambulance personnel on site, according to the Twitter account Omaha Scanner, which relays messages from the city’s police radio.
The biting cold combined with the long wait must have been the cause.
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Trump froze
And it was cold in Omaha, Nebraska, last night Norwegian time. It also acknowledged President Trump from the stage.
– Is there any other place you would rather have been than at a Trump rally on a day with minus degrees? It’s cold. It’s coldest here, Trump told the rally.
Then he – humorously – expressed that he should be rewarded for attending the outdoor public meeting when it was so cold.
The men who intimidate the United States
– I’m standing here freezing. I’m asking for a little favor: Come to hell and vote, was Trump’s call.
It is asked whether the president gets so many more for the ballot box, but he does not strictly need it.
In the state of Nebraska, he has a fairly comfortable lead over his challenger Joe Biden, and leads by six percentage points, according to opinion polls.
Responds to criticism
On Wednesday night Norwegian time, one of the spokespersons for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Samantha Zager, comes out, but a statement about yesterday’s public meeting.
– President Trump loves his supporters and was excited to visit Omaha last night. Despite the cold, tens of thousands of people showed up. Due to the amount, we used 40 shuttles instead of 15, but local roadblocks and congestion caused delays. We always strive to provide the best experience at our events, and we care about people’s safety, the spokesperson writes in a statement.
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