Donald Trump cancels campaign stop amid thunderstorms

Trump called into the rally site near the Wilmington airport less than an hour before he was scheduled to take the stage and apologized to a few thousand supporters who had gathered throughout the afternoon under initially sunny skies that later darkened with storm clouds.
Posted 4/21/2024, 2:13:42 AM Updated 4/21/2024, 12:58:04 PM

ON THE FLIP SIDE HERE. COMING

UP IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> THANKS, ANTHONY. WELL, A DAY

AFTER THE JURY WAS SEATED IN

HIS NEW YORK HUSH MONEY TRIAL

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH

SCHEDULED TO SPEAK AT A

CAMPAIGN RALLY IN WILMINGTON

TONIGHT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE

WEATHER, THE EVENT WAS

CANCELED. JUST 25 MINUTES

BEFORE TRUMP WAS EXPECTED TO

TAKE THE STAGE WRAL'S HEIDI

KIRK SPOKE WITH SUPPORTERS

ABOUT THEIR BIG DISAPPOINTMENT.

>> THERE'S BARELY ROOM TO WALK

HERE IN THIS PARKING LOT WITH

THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE PARKED

HERE FOR FORMER PRESIDENT

DONALD TRUMP'S RALLY HERE IN

WILMINGTON. NOW TAKE A LISTEN.

YOU'LL HEAR ANYTHING EXCEPT THE

FAINT DRIZZLE OF RAIN THAT

CANCELED THAT EVENT.

>> LET THIS SINK IT'S THE

MOMENT LIGHTNING STRIKES JUST

BEFORE DONALD TRUMP'S BOOMING

VOICE TAKES OVER 30 MINUTES

AHEAD OF HIS SCHEDULED AND THIS

IS DONALD TRUMP. YOUR FAVORITE

PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME, A PLANE

POSTPONING HIS FIRST RALLY IN

NORTH CAROLINA SINCE THE START

OF HIS HISTORIC CRIMINAL TRIAL

MASCOTS TO ASK PEOPLE TO.

AND SEEK SHELTER IN A MESSAGE

CAUSING CROWDS TO SPLIT FROM

THE STORMS THIS ROUTE. IT'S

GOING TO BE HIS STAR. BUT WHAT

WAS GOING TO BE HISTORICAL?

THE FORMER PRESIDENT PLEDGED

TO RESCHEDULE HIS RALLY IN

WILMINGTON, SAME LOCATION AT

A DIFFERENT TIME. I'M SO SORRY

BOB AND NICOLE TEMPEST ELLIE

TRAVELED HERE FROM NEW YORK

WILL WERE SO DISAPPOINTED THAT

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE HIM

TONIGHT. WE WAITED FOR.

>> AT LEAST 5 HOURS. BUT

JUDGING FROM THE SKY, IT'S NOT

A IT WAS PROBABLY BEST THAT

THEY CANCELED.

>> NOW THE FORMER PRESIDENT,

HE'S NOT MENTIONED A NEW DATE

OR TIME FOR THIS RALLY THAT

WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU

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