We were lucky enough to get VIP seating to his rally because one of the students on our trip has been volunteering for Trump for the last few weeks and knew how to get us some of the best seats in the house. As we waited for the man of the hour we got to talk with some men from the Boston area who were Trump supporters and had already been to some of his other events in New England. At the other events these guys had been to the they said the crowds had been much more energetic, but clearly they were excited to see their favorite presidential candidate. Now I'm sure some people would expect these Trump supporters to be racist or Un-American but these guys are simply tired of politicians in this country who never seem to get anything done. They believe that because Trump has never held political office that he will be able to get more things done than those who have been in political power for so long.
After waiting around for two hours Trump's family was introduced in preparation for The Don himself to come out. All of his family members looked like supermodels, perfectly poised to be America's next generation of political royalty. And that's when he appeared, Don Trump in all his glory. From behind a black curtain Trump proceeded to the stage where he was met with enthusiastic crowds screaming at the top of their lungs and frantically waving their signs.
Once he started talking people calmed down and actually seemed to be listening to what his political proposals were. But of course, with supporters come protestors. One protestor yelled obscenities about Trump's wife and was subsequently removed from the arena. But as Trump said himself, without protestors "you wouldn't be able to see how many people show up to my events."
Last night almost 5,000 people came to the Verizon Center in Manchester to see Trump in action including numerous members of the media. I was able to spot Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, completing the trifecta of seeing the entire Morning Joe cast in one day which was great for a fan of the show like me. Major Garrett and Jonathon Karl from CBS and ABC respectively were just a few of the other evening news reporters covering the event.
Overall, Trump's raly was one for the history books. Not just because I was able to see him live but because he said one of his most obscene words in front of thousands of people and one I won't repeat here. But I think that is the best way to sum up Trump: you may have been following him for months, but you never know exactly what he's going to do or say next.
Don't worry, I haven't been converted to a Trump supporter. (Left to right) Jenny, Frank, Me, Josh, Hannah.
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