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President Trump visits Lumberton

The event was held at the Robeson County Fairgrounds.

LUMBERTON, N.C. — President Donald Trump visited Lumberton Saturday for a campaign rally.

The event was supposed to take place at 12:30 p.m. but went on about 35 minutes after the scheduled time at the Robeson County Fairgrounds.

The nation’s leader was joined by U.S. representatives Dan Bishop, N.C. District 9, and Richard Hudson, N.C. District 8.

President Donald Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder Saturday in North Carolina that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, for raising alarms.

You can view the rally here

Visit the campaign’s website for more information.

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