FWIW.. City of Waco expecting 15K to attend Saturday's Trump rally; officials discuss road closures

[Laura PourMeADrink]

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/03/23/city-waco-releases-traffic-plan-trump-campaigns-visit-saturday/

|Updated: 15 hours ago
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The City of Waco on Thursday announced it is expecting 15,000 people to attend former President Donald J. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally at the Waco Regional Airport on Saturday.

City officials said the Trump campaign has already paid the city in advance for use of the airport at 7909 Karl May Drive, security, and traffic-related costs.

“Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. was billed $60,714.27 for city services. This has been paid,” the city told KWTX

The parking area for the event will open at 8 a.m. and entry gates will open at noon. The event is expected to begin at 2 p.m.

There will be food trucks and restroom facilities for those who attend the standing room only event.

The city said the former president is expected to address supporters at 5 p.m. and the speech will likely last in between 60 and 90 minutes. The rally is expected to end at 7 p.m.

According to city officials, the rally is not expected to impact or delay flights in and out of the Waco airport. Travelers entering the airport will be escorted by police officers, the city said.

[Buns_of_Fire]

1. Got their money up front, I see. They're learning.

But I'd still make sure the check cleared before letting the slug spread slime on their tarmac.

[ecstatic]

11. Lol! nt

[spooky3]

2. Mary Trump has a plan for this rally:

Link to tweet

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Love it! We actually live here until May anyway. My husband

said hotels at 95% occupancy. That's a lot! Dozens of new hotels because of people coming to Chip and Joanna's honey hole.

So even if they can't get in to event, because of Mary's plan, they will be swarming all over the place !!!

[czarjak]

4. Took the SUV in for service this morning, riding home in the courtesy van...

The "lady" in the front seat said, "Who wants to go to the Trump Rally in Waco with me? There's nothing like a Trump Rally."
I held back from telling her how big of an idiot she is and only joked about him going there to save all the Baptists. She didn't think it was that funny. But it was.

[NJCher]

5. A fun memory

Remember when he left early and left people to walk 2 miles to their cars. Lol. I think there was mud and rain involved in that situation.

And remember the boat fiasco? Boats all crashing into each other!

These attendees deserve whatever they get from this fool.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Yes! Like they didn't spring for shuttles for the crazies!. I have been

at this tiny airport many times. There's just two gates. No wide open spaces. Parking limited. Probably only have 2-3 flights in afternoon ( only American small jets back and forth to DFW). I can't even imagine what it would be like to be on one of those flights and try to get in or out and this article says the police will escort them. Lol

[Mopar151]

6. Interview the traffic and food vendors!

Let people know what sort of people stand with Trump!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Supposedly TFG won this county by 23% - any decent

Vendors likely won't go??

[bluestarone]

9. You know what? I'm betting that IF there is 15,000 people there,

I'm betting the majority of them are IMPORTED!! 15,000 IDIOTS!!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. Got that right!!! Still confounded tho. Guessing EVEN 150 people

would totally overwhelm this tiny congested airport area with one little road to get there.