Donald Trump rally in Asheville live updates: People turned away as venue fills up

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69% : Stay with us all day today as we bring you live updates from outside Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville before and after the rally and also from inside during the event, which is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.Trump takes the stageFrom reporter Will Hofmann, who is in Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at Donald Trump's rally today in Asheville:Former President Donald Trump has taken the stage to a standing ovation from supporters.
63% : After meeting with voters at Trump's rallies in Greensboro and Charlotte, Weatherman said he came out today because he supports Trump.
63% : Doors open at 1 p.m., the program is scheduled to start at 3 p.m., and Trump is expected to speak starting at 4 p.m.Where to park for the Asheville Trump rallyAs Iris Seaton reported, city-owned parking garages will remain open during today event.
59% : That's about a quarter of the capacity of the ExploreAsheville.com Arena, where Trump spoke in 2016.
57% : Iris Seaton reports from outside of today's Donald Trump rally in Asheville:Loyal Trump fans, bearing a variety of political and national flags, march the length of Haywood street chanting "God bless Trump.
56% : Doors are scheduled to open at 1 p.m., the program is set to start at 3 p.m., and Trump is expected to speak at 4 p.m.While other Asheville Trump rally attendees lined up in anticipation of getting into the Thomas Wolfe, Mike Miller and his wife from Greenville, South Carolina, left the line, as they had been told that they likely wouldn't be able to get in to the 2,400 capacity theater.
54% : Trump did hold a rally in October 2016 at the Ag Center in Fletcher, and in August 2020, he visited a produce packing plant in Mills River.
51% : Midway through the line -- just past Dennis Justice, 51, of Fletcher, decked out in an Uncle Sam costume -- a Weaverville family spoke about what they feel is the importance of this election: the economy, border and abortion.
46% : He's hoping Trump touches on these issues, and will be attending the rally, though his first priority is shaking everyone's hand in line, he said.
39% : The last time Trump came to Asheville, it was a contentious event, while his subsequent rally at the Ag Center in Fletcher went smoothly.
38% : Bruce Fisher, 78, said he was a Democrat all his life until Trump first ran for president.
22% : A "fight fight fight" chant -- in reference to what Trump said after the assassination attempt -- began not long after a van stating "Weirdo" with the presidential candidate's image on a LCD screen passed by.
19% : Trump is expected to speak about economic issues beginning at 4 p.m.
12% : Budd said that life was "better off" when Trump was in the White House, claiming that the Biden presidency has made the nation unsafe and unaffordable as "drugs are pouring in" and "terrorists are flooding our home" across the Southern border.

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