Trump in the Carolinas

Trump waves to the crowd as he boards Air Force One

By Emily Gill, 106.3 WORD

As the Republican National Convention got underway in Charlotte Monday, President Trump took a short side trip to Mills River, North Carolina by way of the Upstate, for a visit to a Farmers to Families Food Box Program site, which the White House says delivered nearly 70 million family-sized food boxes containing fresh food grown by American farmers to those most in need during the pandemic.

Air Force One landed at GSP allowing President Trump to board Marine One for the flight to Mills River.

Dozens of upstate supporters showed up just to get a glimpse of Air Force One and the President on the tarmac at GSP.

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