Trump supporters gather for rally in Atlanta
Quick break from impeachment coverage. Trump is slated to speak at a rally in Atlanta for the new Black Voice for Trump coalition. The president is expected to speak at 3pm, and supporters have already gathered in anticipation. Here’s more from Khushbu Shah, who’s at the rally in Atlanta:
The path leading up to the Black Voices for Trump launch is lined with police (and more police) and security, but not a single protester is to be found. However, waiting to enter a conference room in the back of the the Georgia World Congress Center are Trump supporters. Some are wearing the ubiquitous MAGA hats seen at any Trump event, a few in couple cowboy hats, and some in Black Voters for Trump shirts. Diamond and Silk, social media personalities and Fox Nation hosts are escorted to the front of the line and pass through security with Herman Cain, who Trump announced he was recommending for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board earlier this year before Cain withdrew his name for consideration. Cain, a former pizza exec, briefly ran for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination but dropped out after sexual harassment allegations came to light. The room where Trump will speak looks to fit a couple hundred people. CL Bryant, who has come down from DC for the day, is an African-American Baptist minister who estimates 400 people might fit in the room, though it looks much smaller.