Lines forming outside Magnolia Hall in Sun City (SC) for Donald Trump's noon speech

The State ^ | 7/21/2015 | Zach Murdock

[Gamecock]

Real estate mogul and firebrand Donald Trump brings his presidential campaign to Sun City Hilton Head at noon today in Magnolia Hall.

Lines for Trump's speech began forming outside the auditorium at about 7:30 a.m., tweeted Jeff Taillon, Trump's South Carolina political director.

Crowd starting to arrive 4 1/2 hours early for @realDonaldTrump Sun City event. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain pic.twitter.com/JvquBfttIv— Jeff Taillon (@JeffTaillon) July 21, 2015

Organizers have expected an overcapacity crowd of hundreds to flood Magnolia Hall, so the Republicans of Sun City Hilton Head have arranged a simulcast in Pinckney Hall.

Trump has stood out among a crowded field of Republican contenders with his contentious commentary on immigration and his outspoken personality.

Those comments have attracted the attention of the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition, which announced Friday its members will hold a silent protest of the event between Magnolia and Pinckney halls.

Trump was originally scheduled to visit Sun City in June, but he canceled the trip in the hours after the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

The event is free, but is limited to Sun City residents only.

For live updates throughout the event, follow Island Packet reporter Zach Murdock and columnist Liz Farrell on Twitter at @IPBG_Zach and @elizfarrell.

Follow reporter Zach Murdock on Twitter at twitter.com/IPBG_Zach and on Facebook at facebook.com/IPBGZach.

[Gamecock]

Waiting outside?

It is currently 89 degrees with a heat index of 101.

[HarleyLady27]

Good....People need to hear ‘truth’ and someone who isn’t in the ‘political speak’ ....

[RIghtwardHo]

LOL.Good Lord I thought “what is he doing in South Africa”?

Need. More. Coffee.

[GilGil]

It is no wonder the candidates hate him. He has not spent one dime on ads and gets millions in free publicity. I saw Perry doing ads on how he would be the toughest president on border security. If it were not for Trump no one would be doing ads on border security.

Perry weighs in at 1% in the polls. Perry has called for Trump to drop out of the race because of his dust up with McCain. Yah ! Right!

[Liz]

Course I'm just a lone voice crying in the wilderness (snix)......

.....but it seems to me that John McCain surfacing as a "victim" is the political fuel that jet-propelled Donald to the top of the polls.

Also helped by McC's lame-brained daughter defending him on Fox.....looking like a fricking Nazi.

ROFLOL

[grania]

That’s a smart move, Sun City residents only. Keep out the professional agitators.

[don-o]

Know if there’s a stream?

[dfwgator]

Bono isn’t going to be happy about this.

[Liz]

If it were not for Trump no one would be doing ads on border security. Perry's doing ads on how he would be the toughest president on border security. Perry weighs in at 1% in the polls and has called for Trump to drop out of the race because of his dust up with McCain. Yah ! Right!

Here's Perry protecting US interests, US borders and US ntl security (/snix).

Then-Gov Perry receives a serape from Mexican Gov
Enrique Martinez of Coahuila, as a token of
appreciation for enacting the Texican Dream Act....
includes tax dollars for giveaways, including in-state tuition.

THEN-GOV PERRY ADRESSES LA RAZA--THE LATINO BUND

PERRY SUCKS-UP LIKE NO MAN BEFORE HIM Perry
showered illegals w/tax benefits....including tax dollars to
educate them on how to overthrow the US govt. Perry also financed Subversive Texas Textbooks---distributed nationwide--- which vilify conservative groups.

[Gamecock]

No idea.

[Albion Wilde]

Ol’ Trumpet Mouth. Gotta love what he’s doing!

[GilGil]

Not to mention Perry was governor of Texas for 16 years during which time he did nothing. Why is that? If he could not do anything in 16 years I doubt he would do any better as prez!

[RIghtwardHo]

Ha! Nor Little Steven. ; )

[dfwgator]

He'd better watch out for Silvio.

[11th Commandment]

Like Rick Perry better without his smart glasses.....

[massgopguy]

‘I AM THE ALL POWERFUL JOHN MCCAIN! GO BACK! GO BACK I SAY! YOU ARE ALL CRAZIES! RETURN TO YOUR CRAZY PLACES! MEGHAN HELP ME!!!!!!.”

[RitaOK]

I sincerely hope his detail men are on guard.

[RitaOK]

Good question! I want to see him too.

[lonestar]

Perry is trashing Trump because nobody is interested in anything else he has to say!

[RitaOK]

You mean, his Moe Green glasses!

(Borrowed from another freeper, I can’t recall.)