Trump Rally in Asheville

I have put off writing this article for several days. I will admit that I wanted to see Donald Trump in person because he is a historical figure. I doubt that another opportunity would become available to me in the future.

I also wanted to hear his outline for a new economic program that was to be released if he is elected. So I went to the link to register for tickets and was “limited” to two tickets. I was sent a confirmation that was to be used to enter the rally. The reality was this was a means to get my cell phone number in order to send me messages for the rest of the campaign. There was no check at the rally to see if I had registered.

My wife and I got up early and got in line at 10 AM. It was orderly as we stood in line for 4 hours. After clearing security to enter the facility, we were told to go to the line to the balcony since the floor was filled. We were then told to move to another line since there was some room on the floor. After several discussions between the volunteers responsible for seating, the three people in front of us were turned away. Since there were two of us, we were allowed to go to the floor. Once on the floor we were split up: my wife sat in front of me in the next row. At this point, I knew that we had been guided for some reason to these seats. When the first speaker came up, I understood why.

The above picture was of Donald Trump but no one in our area could see any of the speakers. I do not know how many people complained but by the time I went up front just before Mr. Trump was to come up, I was told that they were aware of the problem but could not move the spotlight. I asked if they could move the flag to the right and was told that the stage could not be altered in any way. Nothing like being made to feel completely impotent by our perceived masters. Does the picture above look like an empty suit as I was told by above?

I could hear Trump’s speech but could not watch him. I will admit that this was a rowdy crowd compared to other rallies in the past that I had attended. People were constantly shouting during the speech with encouraging remarks or that they loved Trump. The one comment shouted out by a woman asked him to “save us” put this into perspective for me. I am curious: how many people feel that Trump is the only means to save the country?

The speech lasted 75 minutes. If you take out the negative comments concerning Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and how badly the people are suffering, the speech would have been 10 minutes. Since we all are living and suffering under these circumstances, I do not need to be reminded of them; I want actual solutions to these problems (most of which have been caused by out of control federal spending).

One solution being promoted by Mr. Trump is no taxation on social security. Rep. Massie reintroduced legislation into the House concerning the removal of taxation on social security before Trump promoted this idea. I also suggest people look into this “issue” further to see who is impacted.

Mr. Trump did not reveal his economic proposal at this rally as we had been told. He did not mention Operation Warp Speed, prosecution of big pharma for the deadly gene therapy, prosecution of Dr. Fauci for his role in illegally funding the Wuhan facility, holding the Deep State accountable for overthrowing the Republic or anything tangible that I was hoping to hear. I do not want another president who will “rule” by executive order: he did not mention how he would get Congress to support him if elected. He did not say that he needed to have Congressional support and pass legislation for him to sign into law.

And most importantly, he did not address the looming economic collapse due to out of control spending. I understand the reasons to hold your cards close to your vest. I believe that being on the cusp of a worldwide economic collapse and a world war would give him some pause to give us some crumbs of comfort.

Obviously, Donald Trump is the best candidate for the country. I believe we all have to stand against evil: no one man can save us. We may have to learn that lesson the hard way. Do you think we have until January 20, 2025 to wait for his inauguration if he is elected?

David DeGerolamo