Photos: Trump calls federal response to Helene ‘terrible’ at NC town hall
By Scott Sharpe
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event at the Crown Arena on Friday, October. 4, 2024.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a town hall style rally at Fayetteville, N.C.’s Crown Arena, Friday night, Oct. 4, 2024.
Trump was visiting the state for the first time since the remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina.
Trump, who called the federal response to Helene “terrible” during the town hall, says he plans to visit the impacted areas in the mountains soon.
Photos from the event are here:
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event at the Crown Arena on Friday, October. 4, 2024. Andrew Craft USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event at the Crown Arena on Friday, October. 4, 2024. Andrew Craft USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Veteran Dwight Francisco looks up at Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks at a town hall event at the Crown Arena on Friday, October. 4, 2024. Andrew Craft USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump does a little dance as he gets on stage at a town hall event at the Crown Arena on Friday, October. 4, 2024. Andrew Craft USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the stage at a town hall event at the Crown Arena on Friday, October. 4, 2024. Andrew Craft USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Crown Arena fills up Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, ahead of Donald Trump’s town hall in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Myron B. Pitts USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn
A crowd waits to get into the Crown Arena on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, to see former President Donald Trump. Andrew Craft Andrew Craft / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn
Johnny Locklear yells “Lumbees for Trump” outside a Trump campaign rally at the Crown Arena on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fayetteville, N.C. Andrew Craft Andrew Craft / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn
Supporters outside a Trump campaign rally at the Crown Arena on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Fayetteville, N.C. Andrew Craft Andrew Craft / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn
This story was originally published October 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM.
