At Coosa Steel event Trump endorses local Republicans and urges turnout
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Summary
Former president Donald J. Trump used the Rome appearance to introduce and endorse several Republican candidates, urged listeners to vote, and staged light-hearted moments (including a public pardon of a student's detention); local officials and candidates appeared and addressed the crowd.
Donald J. Trump used his remarks at Coosa Steel to endorse a slate of Republican candidates, introduce local officeholders and call for voter turnout.
Trump named and praised individuals he said were "with me from the beginning," introduced Congressman Mike Collins (who spoke to the crowd about growing the Republican majority), and urged support for candidates such as Bert Jones and Clay Fuller. "You gotta get out and vote," Mike Collins told attendees after his introduction.
During a staged moment, a speaker (identified in the transcript as Clay Fuller after introduction) asked Trump to "pardon" his daughter from detention; Trump replied, "You are fully pardoned," and used the exchange to press the crowd to vote for endorsed candidates.
Multiple speakers on stage delivered short testimonials praising Trump’s policies and encouraging electoral participation. The transcript records endorsements and campaign appeals made to the audience; it does not record any formal campaign filing, policy platform document or opposing voices on site.
