Trump Stumps For Florida GOP Candidates

TAMPA, FL – With the Florida Primary a month away, President Donald Trump will be in Tampa on Tuesday to stump for Florida Republican candidates, including the highly contested races for U.S. Congress and Florida governor.

During the rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Trump is expected to announce his support for Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), an endorsement he already posted on Twitter June 22.

There are just two Republican contenders for the post being vacated by Republican Gov. Rick Scott due to term limits. DeSantis, an Iraqi war veteran and former Navy Judge Advocate General, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. He will face Florida Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam, R-Bartow, in the Aug. 28 Florida Primary.

Vying for governor on the Democratic side are Palm Beach millionaire Jeff Greene; former Miami Mayor Philip Levine; Gwen Graham, former congresswoman; Winter Park businessman Chris King; and the daughter of former Gov. Bob Graham; and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.

Although Scott previously announced he won’t attend Trump’s rally due to a previously scheduled fundraiser in Clearwater that night, Trump is also expected to curry votes for Scott’s bid to unseat longtime U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL.

Prior to Tuesday night’s campaign rally at the fairground, Trump will visit Tampa Bay Technical High School on Orient Road in Tampa for a round-table discussion on career and technical education starting at 5 p.m. Scott is expected to join him.

After the round-table discussion, Trump's motorcade will travel 3 miles to the fairgrounds.

Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign rally will begin at 7 p.m. at the fairgrounds Expo Hall, 4800 U.S. 301, Tampa. Doors open at 4 p.m. Tickets are available by clicking here.

As Trump supporters trickle into the fairgrounds, demonstrators are planning to gather outside.

Indivisible Action Tampa Bay, Indivisible East Hillsborough, Organize Florida and NextGen Florida have reserved an area for 500 people off U.S. 301 in front of the fairgrounds for what they’re calling the “First Amendments Activities Area.”

To prepare for the rally, NextGen Florida is hosting a Trump Protest Sign-Making Party Monday, July 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. at its headquarters at 211 N. Lois Ave., Tampa.

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