PHOTO GALLERY: Trump holds rally in Great Falls
Brenda Ahearn/ Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 6 months AGO
President Donald Trump smiles as he speaks to a packed auditorium at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5. The arena holds 6,600 and was filled. More than 1,000 people who wanted to attend had to be turned away when the venue reached capacity. Trump was in Montana to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.
Donald Trump, Jr., takes the stage at Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls.
Thousands of people lined up to enter the Four Season Arena several hours before the arrival of President Donald Trump on Thursday, July 5, in Great Falls.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
A boy sits on his father’s shoulders holding a “Make America Great Again” sign.
About 40 protestors gathered early in the afternoon in a “free speech” area outside the areana. By about 4 p.m. their numbers had swelled to close to 300.
Judy Hogan, right, of Kalispell, holds a sign and sits with her friend at the start of the President Trump Rally in the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
Sylvia Walker and several thousand Trump supporters line up to get through security at Four Seasons Arena. Walker is from Bakersfield, California. She said she flew to Montana specifically for the event.
Thousands of people lined up to enter the Four Season Arena several hours before the arrival of President Donald Trump on Thursday, July 5, in Great Falls.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
From left, Representative Greg Gianforte, Senator Steve Daines and Donald Trump, Jr., warm up the crowd of thousands before President Donald J. Trump took the stage on Thursday afternoon, July 5, in Great Falls.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
President Donald J. Trump speaking at a rally in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5, to support Matt Rosendale in his campaign against incumbent Senator Jon Tester.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
Matt Rosendale and President Donald J. Trump smile broadly at a rally in Great Falls on July 5. The President came out to support Rosendale who will be running against incumbent Senator Jon Tester this November.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
Oliver Whipple of Bigfork holds a sign and cheers at the start of the President Trump Rally in the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
President Donald J. Trump bids farewell to the capacity crowd at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5. More than a thousand people who wanted to attend had to be turned away.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
President Donald Trump speaks to a capacity crowd at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls on Thursday, July 5. More than 1,000 people who wanted to attend the rally had to be turned away. Trump was in Montana to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Matt Rosendale, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont.
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