There’s nobody in the middle of winter,” Trump said during the rally. Rally-goers, some arriving as early as the weekend, stood in a line that snaked through part of the town. Fred Conteh, an engineer from Morganville, New Jersey, immigrated to the United States in 2000 from Sierra Leone in West Africa. The 2nd District, which Van Drew represents, covers all or part of eight counties in southern New Jersey, and voted for Trump in 2016 after earlier backing Barack Obama. Van Drew, who Trump brought up to the podium, said the president asked what he could do to help and Van Drew told him he could hold a rally for him.

Source: thestar January 29, 2020 01:54 UTC