President Trump visits NW Minnesota

Last Friday, September 18th, President Donald J. Trump visited Bemidji, MN held in support of his re-election campaign the “Great American Comeback” event. President Trump is the first sitting President to visit Bemdji.

The outdoor rally took place at Bemidji Aviation Services as a general admission event with the doors opening at 3:00 pm. Parking was off-site and located north of the Wal-Mart and near Sanford Hospital, which was just east of the airport. Buses took crowds of people from the parking area to the airport starting with the large swell of crowds right away in the early morning until the arrival of the President shortly after 6:00 pm.

There were thousands of Trump supporters who waited in the long lines for a shuttle bus ride to the event, waited through the long line at the security screening area, temperature testing and packed into the fenced area where the rally was held, with most dressed in patriotic attire showing a lot of support of President Trump. During his speech, President Trump said it was not the crowd of someone who is going to finish second. 

As the President deplaned at the Bemidji airport he was met with a large crowd and the chants of “four more years”, which was repeated during his nearly 2 hours of speaking to the crowd, ending the event around 8:00 pm.

President Trump also spoke about his democratic opponents, his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic thus far, he talked about how he opened up the State’s Iron Range area again, Social Security, his support of Enbridge Line 3 replacement upgrade project, historical statues, Big 10 football, and even talked about how his Air Force One pilots are the best pilots in the world.

Present at the event were the six Iron Range mayors who recently endorsed President Donald Trump, Jason Lewis, candidate for U.S. Senate, Michelle Fischbach, U.S. House of Representatives 7th District Candidate, Jennifer Carnahan, the Minnesota Republican Chairwoman, and Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow, Inc.

As the President’s speech ended and made his way back to Air Force One, he was told about the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.