Donald Trump to hold Birmingham rally this weekend
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com The Birmingham News
Birmingham, AL
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will make a campaign stop in Birmingham this weekend.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill confirmed that Trump will hold a rally at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Saturday. The rally will begin at 11 a.m., but doors will open at 9 a.m.
It is Trump's second visit to Alabama. In August, he held a rally in Mobile, which Merrill said remains the largest attended political rally for any presidential candidate of either party. Crowd estimates ranged between 25,000 to 30,000 in attendance.
"We are excited to have Donald Trump bring his campaign to Birmingham! I am confident that Mr. Trump's appearance will be welcomed with enthusiasm, just as it was in Mobile," Merrill said in a prepared statement this morning. "We are very pleased with the way the SEC Primary has developed and what it means for our people to have personal interaction with these candidates."
"With the assistance and full support of the Alabama Legislature, one of the most significant things we have done in the Secretary of State's Office is change the primary date to March 1. Since the March primary legislation passed, the top two Democratic candidates and eight of the top Republican candidates have made campaign stops in Alabama, which is unheard of for our state,'' he said. "As Secretary of State, I will continue to position Alabama and the South as a place where presidential candidates are willing to make an effort to visit and meet our remarkable people."
Saturday's rally is free. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/donald-j-trump-in-birmingham-al-tickets-19580885957.
Alabama has seen visits from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Ted Cruz, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Senator Rand Paul, Senator Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Senator Marco Rubio is scheduled to appear in Guntersville and Birmingham on December 1.
For more information on meeting the candidates, please contact the Office of the Secretary of State at 334-242-7200334-242-7200.
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