Former President Donald Trump will make his third campaign visit this year to the Palmetto State with a stop at 3 p.m. today at Sportsman Boats in Summerville. Doors open at noon for the ticketed event. Expect traffic and other delays.
“There is no disputing that President Trump is the frontrunner in this presidential primary and the fact of the matter is he delivered on a lot of conservative priorities during his four years in the White House,” Dorchester County GOP Chairman Steven Wright told WCSC TV. “And the other fact is that America cannot afford four more years of Joe Biden.”
New polling suggests the 2024 contest will be a rematch between Trump and current Democratic President Joe Biden, according to The New York Times.
Trump reportedly is planning to skip this week’s second GOP presidential debate, but former S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to be a target for fellow challengers following her strong performance in the first debate.
In this story, Haley says she’ll get ready for the debate by playing lots of music, but noted that her full schedule of town hall meetings was the best debate prep.
In recent headlines:
CP OPINION, Brack: Stashing phones during school has benefits. “The high school kids don’t like those new phone pouches at school. It takes them away from the electronic crack of social media. In at least three Charleston schools, students must now lock their phones away during instruction time in special magnetized Yondr pouches to keep classrooms phone-free.”
CP NEWS: S.C.’s maternal health in rapid decline, experts say. “South Carolina’s inadequate prenatal care, high rates of preterm births and rising infant mortality in many communities across the state are getting worse, a panel of experts said Thursday evening. Even worse: Black and brown communities suffer the most, they said.”
Gas prices drop 8 cents/gallon this week. The average price of a gallon of gas now is $3.31 across the Palmetto State.
Charleston airport passengers go above 4 million already this year. This year’s passenger count is already above the number in total for 2017.
Charleston mayoral forum tonight. The six candidates running for Charleston mayor meet tonight in a forum that’s open.
Charleston NAACP opens new facility. The new office is now located on Spring Street.
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