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Watch Live Stream: President Trump Rally In Youngstown, Ohio After Health Care Vote
After a motion to proceed with efforts to repeal Obamacare, Trump will visit eastern Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN, OH — As the U.S. Senate pressed ahead with a vote to proceed with efforts to repeal Obamacare, President Donald Trump will be in Youngstown leading one of his "Make America Great Again" rallies. The event will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in downtown's Covelli Center.
The president unleashed a Tweetstorm early Tuesday morning, saying Obamacare is "torturing the American people" and urging Republicans to "step up to the plate" and vote to repeal the legislation. The timing of Trump's visit and social media rampage may be designed to put additional pressure on Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Republican, who is considered one of the key swing voters on the issue.
Portman was already feeling the squeeze thanks to Vice President Mike Pence who, on Saturday, held a joint rally in Columbus with the senator. Pence spent much of the rally promising to repeal and replace Obamacare, cleveland.com reports. Some of Portman's constituents have been flooding the senator with calls and leading protests outside his offices, urging the senator to save the Affordable Care Act.
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Portman eventually voted yea on Tuesday's motion.
While many Ohioans may have mixed feelings on the possible repeal of Obamacare, Youngstown residents are eager to the see the president. Some 20,000 people have applied for seats at the rally, according to the Tribune Chronicle. Unfortunately, the Covelli Center only seats about 7,000 people, so 13,000 or so people may have to watch the rally from outside.
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The rally can also be watched in the live stream below:
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