“Take that picture!” Donald Trump and his Secret Service agents strode into a restaurant to see a group of diners wearing matching “TRUMP WON” shirts. The former president’s campaign is placing a strategic bet on unscripted, up-close-and-personal moments.
Trump’s brief drop-in at the restaurant was an unannounced stop on the way to a speech in a packed theater downtown. After speaking there for over an hour, Trump opened up to questions from the crowd of more than 2,000, from people lined up at microphones or even shouted from their seats.Advertisement
Trump’s team has been surprised at the fervor with which DeSantis has caught on, and it wants to portray the Florida governor as more aloof compared with Trump. Aides say they are also acutely aware that many voters developed an unfavorable view of Trump, often driven by fatigue — two impeachments, a riot at the U.S. Capitol, multiple criminal investigations and frequent name-calling.
The Florida governor’s team has asked county GOP event organizers to not allow reporters into his political speeches, surprising local organizers in at least one state. Several people who have worked with him say he has struggled to make small talk with donors and activists in the past, though interviews with voters and activists in several states indicate he is trying harder — and is having some success in recent weeks connecting with voters.
finished by crouching over the edge of the stage to grab hands with adoring students cheering from below. In Davenport and Des Moines last week, he lingered for roughly half an hour for photos and to sign books.He kept a brisker pace in Nevada along the rope line in the direction of the door, his black Sharpie poised as a crush of admirers lofted books toward his head.
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