Trump rallies 8500 in Nevada in support of re-election of Republican Senator Dean Heller, re-election of Rep. Mark Amodei, and election of Adam Laxalt to Governor-Oct. 20, 2018

Above, Sat., 10/20/18, Trump rally in Elko, Nevada in support of Republican candidates, screen shot from Right Side Broadcasting Network video. Venue, Mountain West Aviation in Elko, Nevada, start time 2PM [ET]...Crowd 8500

Above, 10/20/18, Trump speaks in Elko, Nevada, ElkoDaily photo 

Above, 10/20/18, Trump ralliers hold signs ahead of his appearance at Elko Regional Airport, Elko Daily photo

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10/20/18, "President Donald Trump cites "prosperity" and economic success in speech," Elko Daily, elkodaily.com

"President Donald Trump led a crowd of about 8500 in Elko on Saturday to drum up support for Republican candidates ahead of the November election.

Trump called out the differences between the two parties and their goals for the nation at the Elko Regional Airport on Oct. 20 as he was joined by candidates running for state and federal office. 

“Their [Democrats] campaign is called ‘Resist,’” Trump said, as the audience went wild. “Ours is called “Make America great again.”

“What do you think of that: ‘Resist’?” Trump asked. The crowd booed in response.

Trump also said the campaign boiled down to the essentials, citing high employment stats, lower poverty rates and reduction in food stamps.... 

"I think that blue wave is being rapidly shattered," Trump said, stumping for U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, U.S. Sen. Dean Heller and Attorney General Adam Laxalt. 

Air Force One touched down with the president at approximately 11:08 a.m. [ET] in front of a cheering crowd at the Elko Regional Airport for the Trump-Pence campaign rally. Supporters chanted "Trump, Trump, Trump" and "U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A." as he took the stage.

In support of Republican candidates running for state and federal office, Trump was joined on stage by Laxalt, the Republican candidate for governor, and Heller, who followed Trump off Air Force One and introduced Trump to Elko....

Earlier, residents and out-of-state visitors queued up in lines marked by yellow caution tape. The earliest visitor was reported to have been in line at 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

National and regional media outlets also were in Elko for the event, along with politicians running for office....

Local resident and rancher Angie Heguy, along with her husband Joe and father Scott Burns wore baseball caps in support of Trump with “Deplorable” written across Angie and Joe's.

“That’s our theme today,” Heguy said. “We are one big ‘deplorable’ family.”

To start the rally, Republican candidates opened the Trump Pence campaign rally at the Elko Regional Airport Saturday morning before the arrival of President Donald Trump on Air Force One.

The rally started at 10 a.m. [ET] with a prayer from Assemblyman John Ellison who greeted the crowd....

They responded with cheers when Laxalt stated Nevada was an independent western state and booed when he suggested the state could become California under his opponent, Democrat Steve Sisolak, saying, "no" to raising taxes.

During a short break between speakers and the president’s arrival, the crowd pressed in closer to the stage, waving signs, taking cellphone pictures and videos, and anticipating Trump’s speech.

“I think it’s part of Elko’s history,” said Elko resident Sherrie Sims, who brought her daughter Kaylee.

Nathan Dailey and Amber Cooper of BJ Bull Bakery shared their enthusiasm.

“It’s awesome. It’s historic,” Dailey said.

 

Cooper said she hoped Trump would “keep doing what he’s doing. He’s helped all the hard workers like us here in Elko.”

Fellow rally attendee Rob Sharlow chimed in, explaining what Trump’s visit meant to him. 

“The rural community still matters,” he said. “We still have a voice. Even though it’s small, if we all come together it’s a roar.”... 

The president, against a backdrop of the old airport with the Ruby Mountains to his left, decried Democrats for pushing socialism, human trafficking and sanctuary cities. He spoke in favor of fighting opioid addiction, the formation of the Space Force, job creation and cracking down on abusive trade practices.

“We are standing up for our values, and we are standing up for Nevada,” he said, before acknowledging the state’s history of hardworking settlers. “These courageous Nevada patriots did not shed their blood, sweat and tears so that we could sit at home while others erase the legacy and destroy our proud American heritage.”

The president’s voice and the crowd’s cheers crescendoed as Trump wrapped up his nearly hour-long visit....

The audience joined him in chorus to finish the sentence: “and our hearts bleed red, white and blue … . We will make America wealthy again. We will make America strong again. We will make America safe again, and we will make America great again.”

A few holdouts stayed to watch the president’s motorcade parade back around to Air Force One parked on the Elko airport tarmac. 

His vehicle swooped in close enough to where those lining a metal railing could see the president’s wide grin and a thumbs up through the back seat window. 

Moments later, Trump boarded the plane, and Air Force One shot into the sky.

“Wow,” one woman said as the aircraft disappeared from view. “There goes our president. How special is this?!”"

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