Donald Trump Jr. was in Pikeville, Kentucky, to headline a rally in support of the Republican Governor Matt Bevin in his 2019 re-election campaign.
described the Appalachian Wireless Arena, which has a maximum capacity of 7,000, as"mostly empty" for the Bevin rally.According to the, Bevin, a 52-year-old businessman, won Pike County four years ago with 54.8% of the vote. However, in the 2019 Republican primary he lost Pike County and other Eastern Kentucky counties, though won the state overall.
"The CEO of your state is up for election in about seven weeks…we opened up a plant today opening up 350 jobs in a place that needed it," Trump Jr. told the rally,"He is your chief marketing officer, he is your chief executive officer, he is selling Eastern Kentucky and bringing jobs here. He's the local extension of what my father is trying to do for the country.
Bevin tweeted after Trump Jr.'s visit:"Grateful to @DonaldJTrumpJr & @kimguilfoyle for the generosity of their time today as we celebrated all the great progress we are making in KY. McCreary, Perry, Pike and Kenton counties. More crowds & more money raised today than our opponent will see this month."
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