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BumRushDaShow

(165,170 posts)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 02:11 PM Friday

Trump will revisit a North Carolina town, now the focus of a newly redrawn congressional district

Source: NPR

December 19, 2025 5:00 AM ET


ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — President Trump will visit Rocky Mount, N.C., on Friday, capping off a week in which his administration has attempted to reassure Americans that the nation's economy is improving.

On Wednesday, the president gave a primetime address stating that the country's current economic woes are due to the policies of former Democratic President Joe Biden.

Earlier this month, Trump visited the swing state of Pennsylvania with a similar message blaming the previous administration for the challenges his administration is currently experiencing and saying that he is igniting an economic turnaround.

This week, a NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found that only 36% of voters approve of Trump's handling of the economy, the lowest mark since the poll started asking the question six years ago.
Other recent polls have shown that Trump is losing popularity with voters in North Carolina, a state he's won in three consecutive presidential elections.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/12/19/nx-s1-5648862/trump-visit-north-carolina-congress-midterms-economy



Per Durham, NC WTVD-TV, he's supposed to give remarks at 9 pm in the town tonight.

(A Friday night, the week before Christmas )
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Trump will revisit a North Carolina town, now the focus of a newly redrawn congressional district (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Friday OP
Unless that town has changed drastically since the last time I was there... OldBaldy1701E Friday #1
Eastern NC. I'm surprised it's not Western NC underpants Friday #2
Maybe some of Traildogbob Friday #3

OldBaldy1701E

(9,991 posts)
1. Unless that town has changed drastically since the last time I was there...
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 02:20 PM
Friday

That is going to be a very interesting choice to make, as I suspect that the inhabitants of the Mount are not going to accept those lies and distractions.

(We used to go to the roller skating rink there. Many an evening spent rolling around in circles to 'Grease Is The Word' by Frankie Valli and 'Staying Alive' by The Bee Gees.)

Traildogbob

(12,451 posts)
3. Maybe some of
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 02:54 PM
Friday

The flood victims still reeling from Helena with missing FEMA help will go make some noice. A bit of a drive but is it worth ending this criminals support from idiots. Trump does not give one shit about the people in Rocky Mount. And pretty damn sure that rural area has Health Care Facility rage they may like to discuss. And they should scream at him about 40 million dollars to other countries but fuck your health care. Ask him when y’all get to go square dancing and clogging at the People’s Ball Room.
I could predict the subsidies from ACA will hit this rural population hard. The area is very similar to us in WNC. Oh, the university board at WNC just voted to end voting at the college.
THEY ARE GONNA STEAL the elections.
It’s why they keep breaking fucking laws while robbing us. They know there will never be justice or consequences under their theft of America.

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