People from all over the county, not just Montana, are in Great Falls to see President Donald Trump. Some of them have even traveled more than 2,000 miles.
Rocky Granata from Brooklyn, New York, has been traveling across the country selling Trump gear and showing his support for the President. Originally a Bernie Sanders supporter, Granata says he joined the Trump team after Sanders lost the Democratic primary.
Granata’s stand, set up along 3rd Street NW in front of the former Dimitri’s restaurant, sells various Trump gear such as hats, shirts, buttons, and flags.
Throughout his travels across America, Granata says he’s always honored to speak and meet other Trump supporters, and people who disagree with the President.
“I like the challenge,” says Granata, “I’ve been thrown out of many neighborhoods verbally, rocks thrown at me and bottles. It’s been calming now. Things have been much cooler over the last four or five months.”
Granata says this is his first time to the Treasure State, and thinks it’s absolutely beautiful and added that everyone he’s met in Montana so far has been very kind.
Granata estimates that he drives about 5,000 miles each month, and is often joined by fellow Trump supporters. While in Great Falls, one of his fellow merchants is Randal Thom, who operates an Alaskan malamute breeding facility in Minnesota. Thom said that one of his dogs is even named after President Trump.
At 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, the gates opened at Montana ExpoPark for people to begin lining up at the Four Seasons Arena ahead of the President’s scheduled rally this afternoon. Click here for live updates.
President Trump’s visit means that a lot of people will be affected by the logistics of the event.
- The President’s rally is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at the Four Seasons Arena at Montana ExpoPark.
- Air Force One is expected to arrive in Great Falls at about 3:30 p.m. Information about the Presidential motorcade from the airport to the event site will not be released. However, people should expect that all roads between the airport and the Montana ExpoPark are subject to being blocked off at any point before, during, and after the rally.
- The Great Falls Police Department says that "residents, business owners, and visitors should anticipate prolonged delays, traffic rerouting, and spontaneous and lengthy road closures throughout the afternoon."
- KRTV plans to broadcast (on TV and online) the Presidential visit from the time Air Force One arrives until it departs, and will have reporters at several key areas: the arrival of Air Force One; the motorcade; the rally inside the arena; the protest outside the facility; and the departure of Air Force One.
- The following text appears on the tickets: "No posters, banners, or signs may be brought into the event. There is no dress code. No professional cameras with a detachable lens are permitted. No tripods, monopods, selfie sticks, or GoPros. ID is not required for entry. For further questions, please email events@donaldtrump.com."
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