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President Trump scampaign rally in New Hampshirethat was planned for Saturday has been postponed due to incoming Tropical Storm Fay, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday. The campaign said in a statement that the rally, which was supposed to be held in an outside venue, will be resched stanley cup uled and a new date will be announced soon. In a statement, Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said, The rally scheduled for Saturday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire has been postponed for safety reasons because of Tropical Storm Fay. Mr. Trump tweeted Friday about the cancellation, writing that they were forced to schedule due to Tropical Storm Fay heading towards the Great State of New Hampshire this weekend. Mr. Trump wrote, Stay safe, we will be there soon! New Hampshire GOP chair Stephen Stepanek and longtime Trump ally told CBS News, It was an outdoor rally with potential thunder and lightning storms. He continued, It was a safety issue. Following the cancellation, campaign aides insisted that tomorrow night s event would have brought a packed house of supporters into the airport hangar. We had him here in February, Corey Lewandowski told CBS News, insisting turnout was not a concern in New Hampshire. We had 12,000 people fill the SNHU arena. We broke the record. But in the age of cor stanley flasche onavi stanley cup rus, CBS News campaign reporter Nicole SgangaandCBS News digital politics reporter Grace Segerssay it s unclear if they would have again broken that r Qixc Transcript: Rep. Summer Lee on Face the Nation, April 28, 2024
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