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WACO, Texas (KWTX) – THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE—<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump will not visit Waco next Tuesday as planned. The Secret Service confirmed the cancellation Thursday morning, according to McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara.<\/p>\n
Trump is now expected to hold a rally in Corpus Christi next Tuesday instead. No official reason has been released for the change.<\/p>\n
Security meeting canceled<\/p>\n
McNamara said his department was scheduled to meet with the Secret Service at 10 a.m. Thursday to finalize security plans for the Waco visit. Instead, the agency called to confirm the president would not be coming.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the Waco event had been confirmed, but a venue had not yet been announced.<\/p>\n
Supporters disappointed<\/p>\n
State Rep. Pat Curry, District 56, said the cancellation disappointed supporters who had signed up to attend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThousands of people signed up. There\u2019s a lot of disappointment, obviously. I\u2019m sad that it didn\u2019t happen here this time, but I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019ll be back,\u201d Curry said.<\/p>\n
Curry said a second Trump visit would have drawn national political attention to Waco.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost towns don\u2019t get the opportunity for presidents to come in. Trump comes here because this community is so great, and he\u2019s got a lot of friends here,\u201d Curry said.<\/p>\n
Democratic Party reacts<\/p>\n
McLennan County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Hays had been discussing a possible counter-protest before the cancellation. Hays said the change removes a potential disruption on election day.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a good thing that he\u2019s not coming. We don\u2019t need anything that disrupts traffic and keeps people from the polls,\u201d Hays said.<\/p>\n
Hays also said he doubts the rally would have changed many votes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that his appearance here would have made a lot of difference in the voting one way or another,\u201d Hays said.<\/p>\n
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n
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President Donald Trump will visit Waco on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at a rally for Paxton\u2019s U.S. Senate campaign, according to Republican National Convention officials.<\/p>\n
Trump last visited Waco in March 2023, when he held his first 2024 presidential campaign rally at the Waco Regional Airport.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions said he received a call from the Secret Service last week about the possibility of Trump making a stop in Waco.<\/p>\n
Referencing Trump\u2019s campaign stop in 2023, Sessions said, \u201cThe president started here several years ago. I think the president\u2019s gonna end here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sessions said he expects locals to travel in from surrounding counties, saying, \u201cwhen people who live in this town see him, they want to shake his hand. They want to pat him on the back, and they want to be a part of the success of the American Dream, and that\u2019s what this will allow.\u201d<\/p>\n
McLennan County Republican Party Chairman Chris DeCluitt said the choice to pick Waco is strategic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWaco is a solid red area. So he knows that he is very welcome here and that we want him here. And Trump is, I believe, coming here to help bolster the ticket,\u201d DeCluitt said.<\/p>\n
DeCluitt said he was giddy when the news broke, saying Trump did not randomly pick Waco and is coming back because he knows he\u2019s going to get the right welcome here.<\/p>\n
Democrats plan outreach, possible protest<\/p>\n
McLennan County Democratic Party Chairman Mark Hays said his party will answer the visit with its own voter outreach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile they\u2019re all over there listening to Trump, our people will be out knocking on doors. Our people will be calling. We\u2019re going to do the work of winning the election,\u201d Hays said.<\/p>\n
Hays said Democratic candidate for governor Gina Hinojosa is also expected in Waco Tuesday, but those details are still being finalized.<\/p>\n
He said a protest is not out of the picture once the president\u2019s venue is released.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re going to protest, you have to have a safe place to protest. Once we know the location, we\u2019ll be able to look at other locations, perhaps near there, where we might do something,\u201d Hays said.<\/p>\n
Hays said the party could skip a protest if there is not a safe, practical location and focus instead on Hinojosa\u2019s visit and voter turnout.<\/p>\n
Doors for the rally will open at 2:30 p.m. The event is expected to begin at 4:30 p.m. and Trump is expected to take the stage at 6 p.m. The location is to be determined.<\/p>\n
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