Published 11:44 IST, February 11th 2020
Trump delivers spoken word performance at rally
US President Donald Trump reprised the same anti-immigrant 'snake poem' that he used during his 2016 during a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump reprised same anti-immigrant 'snake poem' that he used during his 2016 during a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday.
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In a d to longtime supporters who have returned to his rallies again, Trump returned to one of his greatest, if rarest hits, delivering a spoken-word performance of Snake, a dark 1960s song he has used as an allegory to warn of what he sees as dangers of illegal immigrants and refugees allowed into United States.
Before leaving Washington, Trump said he had planned rally to rattle Democrats and demonstrate his strength in state before primary vote.
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New Hampshire has always loomed large in Trumps political lore as first minating contest he won during 2016's heated Republican primaries.
Though Trump narrowly lost New Hampshire in general election four years ago, his team believes it is one of few states, along with Minnesota and perhaps New Mexico, that could flip to red in vember.
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Although Trump isn't presenting same show of force in Granite State as he did last week, when dozens of Trump's surrogates flooded Iowa, Trump campaign made its presence kwn in New Hampshire. In addition to Vice President Mike Pence and Ivanka Trump, president's daughter and senior adviser, Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu were set to campaign on his behalf Tuesday.
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11:44 IST, February 11th 2020