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Watch Live: President Trump Speaks At Rally In Pensacola, Florida
The president is holding a campaign rally in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday night before heading to Mar-A-Lago beginning at 7 p.m. Central.

PENSACOLA, FL — President Trump will appear at a campaign rally at the Pensacola Bay Center Friday night to speak to his supporters. He is scheduled to participate in the rally beginning around 7 p.m. Central. You can watch the speech live below.
"Big crowd expected today in Pensacola, Florida, for a Make America Great Again speech," Trump tweeted Friday morning. "We have done so much in so short a period of time...and yet are planning to do so much more! See you there!"
In a follow-up tweet, Trump urged voters in Alabama to vote for Roy Moore in the upcoming special election for the U.S. Senate. Trump's endorsement of Moore has been criticized in the light of allegations of child molestation and sexual assault against the candidate that recently emerged. The White House has said these accusations are "troubling" but that the president needs Moore in the Senate to support his agenda.
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"LAST thing the Make America Great Again Agenda needs is a Liberal Democrat in Senate where we have so little margin for victory already," Trump tweeted. "The Pelosi/Schumer Puppet Jones would vote against us 100% of the time. He’s bad on Crime, Life, Border, Vets, Guns & Military. VOTE ROY MOORE!" Ahead of the rally, Trump boasted on Twitter about a poll that found 45 percent of the country approved of him.
The president boarded Air Force One on his way to Florida wearing a dark overcoat shortly before 5 p.m., according to the pool report. Joe Hagin, Keith Kellogg, Stephen Miller, Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Ron Desantis were among those joining the president.
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Reporter asked Raj Shah, White House principal deputy press secretary, about Trump endorsement of Moore on the plane.
“As he has said and as the White House has said, we find these allegations to be troubling and concerning and they should be taken seriously," Shah said. "But Roy Moore has also maintained that these allegations aren’t true and that should also be taken into account. Ultimately, his endorsement is about the issues."
Shah continued: "He doesn’t want to see Alabama elect a Nancy Pelosi-Chuck Schumer puppet who’s going to be wrong on the issues and not support the agenda."
Trump is expected to arrive in Florida at about 6:15 p.m. Central.
Watch a live stream of the campaign rally here.
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