Posted on 05/28/2016 5:59:35 AM PDT by Whenifhow
Donald Trump is planning a Memorial Day weekend visit with one of his favorite constituencies: bikers.
As motorcyclists stream into the nation’s capital for Rolling Thunder, their largest annual gathering, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is planning an appearance on Sunday, campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said.
“I am doing it in honor of the great bikers who have been totally supportive of my campaign and now I want to be supportive of them,” Trump said in a statement to Bloomberg Politics. “I look forward to it!”
The bike rally, called the “First Amendment Demonstration Run,” begins at noon Eastern time on Sunday, starting at the North Pentagon parking lot and circling the National Mall.
At Trump rallies, motorcycle enthusiasts frequently line the entrances to show their support as protesters do the opposite just steps away. A central part of his appeal to them: a shared belief that self-interested politicians are degrading the military, ignoring veterans and running “a sad government,” as a letter about this weekend’s ride published in December by Rolling Thunder organizers said.
“We are fighting wars and seeking freedom for countries whose people hate us and want to destroy our way of live [sic],” the letter said. “Remember the history of WWII, the last war we fought to really win!”
The week before the New York primary, which Trump easily won, dozens of bikers organized a meet-up in upstate New York to support him. In January, he opened his remarks in Myrtle Beach by thanking a dozen or so motorcycle riders who stood outside cheering for him.
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Cool.
Lots of Harley Davidsons rolling into the weekend event.
Nice!
Can’t wait to hear what objection/complaint Beck and Levin come up with for this...They’ll probably spot some foreign brand of tires on one of the bikes and ask how that squares with Trump’s buy American theme.
Love it. Wish I could be there. Please post pics when avalable.
Oh this could be fun to watch.
The media will either show all of the Bikers saluting Trump.
Or, if they are really stupid (I guess by definition they are) the paid rioters trying to break up the biker parade.
Can you think of anything stupider?
You’ve got that right. They had much more enthusiasm for Romney.
Which golf course to we need to be to see Obama?
Speaking of Glenn Beck, he seems to have disappeared from the airwaves. Replaced by local programming. Gone.
Even when Beck goes on vacation (and drags Pat & Stu with him to prevent a coup) he has guest hosts subbing. Not now.
Wonder if he had been cancelled nationwide. Hope so.
They usually cover this annual bike rally live on CSPAN
Wonder if Sarah and Todd will be there too!
Getting in front of tanks in Tiananmen Square? Being a young female and going to join ISIS? Not laughing at a Kim Jong-un joke? But that's right up there.
“Why is the article calling Donald Trump the “presumptive nominee” at this point. Isn’t that label all behind us now? He is the nominee.”
I think the actual nominee officially is declared at the Convention, where dirty tricks can occur to mess with decree another nominee, whether he has 1237 delegates or not. Not sure, but I think that’s the case.
Will it be passing the post office so the family can enjoy?
Am picturing Malania , Barron , Piper, Tig , Ivanka and rest of crew. Peeking out the windows.
As always, Hussein fled town ahead of it.
Here’s a photo-op:
Trump arrives on the back of a Palin driven Harley.
I don’t have cable.
Has Todd gone anywhere since is almost life ending snow machine wreck?
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