Revealed: How South Carolina’s capital city accommodated Trump ‘patriots’
Preparing for former President Donald Trump to speak on the South Carolina state fairgrounds this summer required a statewide — and national — effort.
Maps and documents exclusively obtained by Raw Story through a South Carolina Freedom of Information Act request detail how significant a public effort it was.
Local police, fire, public works and emergency management departments, plus state law enforcement and event organizers all coordinated security plans for the South Carolina Republican Party's Silver Elephant Gala in the state’s capital, Columbia, S.C., where Trump — who is leading the 2024 GOP presidential nominating race while facing 91 felony counts — spoke on Aug. 13....
Nov 22, 2023