Thousands gather for Trump appearance in Asheboro

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Hawkers selling hats, T-shirts and flags worked the crowd as thousands waited under the midafternoon sun to hear Trump speak at the North Carolina Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame.
48% : North Carolina is a key battleground state that Trump narrowly won in 2020.
46% : He said he was better off when Trump was president.
43% : Charles Dagenhart of Greensboro took the day off when he heard on the radio that Trump was speaking nearby.
41% : Martha McConnell was in Randolph County visiting family and said she wanted to hear what Trump is going to do for the U.S. "Not for me.
38% : For some attendees, like Joyce Bauguess of Harrisburg, specifics weren't as important as a chance to see Trump in person.
28% : Trump argued that conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and the fighting in Gaza would not have happened under his watch.
18% : Trump spent much of his time addressing the criticisms leveled at him at the convention by speakers such as former President Barack Obama.

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