More trumpian nonsense as he forgets names and does his usual rally idiocy, halfway between Lincoln and Omaha in a town of 568. The same Blacks for Trump guy who was standing behind him at the rally two weeks ago is standing behind him again. Another guy apparently has his son do the family’s cosplaying:
Trump appeared at a rally in Greenwood with Charles Herbster, a businessman who has advised the former president on agricultural policy and has donated to his campaigns. The visit came after a recent Nebraska Examiner report in which eight women, including a state senator speaking on the record, accused Herbster of touching them inappropriately. Last week, another one of the eight women alleged on the record that Herbster had groped her. He has denied the accusations.
According to state Sen. Julie Slama (R), Herbster reached up her skirt without her consent and touched her inappropriately as she walked by during a local Republican fundraiser in a crowded ballroom in 2019. Elizabeth Todsen, a former aide to a state senator, said Herbster grabbed her buttocks after stopping to greet her table at the same event. Multiple women told the Examiner that Herbster touched them inappropriately when they greeted him or posed for a photo.
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Trump in Nebraska: "Disinformation. Remember the party of disinformation--and we have to say it because almost everything they say is false."
Trump defending Herbster & campaigning for him in the face of a multitude of accusations, mirroring his defense of Roy Moore. Tonight in Nebraska: “He’s been badly maligned, and it’s a shame…I defend people when I know they’re good.”
8 women have accused Herbster of groping.
Trump: "We've endorsed Dr. Oz. We've endorsed J.P., right—J.D. Mandel. And he's doing great. They're all doing good. They're all doing good. And let's see what happens."
(He's endorsed J.D. Vance in Ohio)
Trump in Nebraska:
"Who likes Trumpism without Trump?"
Trump going on a long riff about Nebraska's Republican senator:
“He’s an embarrassment to the people of Nebraska…this little Ben Sasse, he’s a light weight…I said, ‘You’re a nasty guy, you know that right.’”
Trump says he's not endorsing for or against GOP incumbent in
#NE02 but then goes off:
“Another one who I think is bad news is your guy Don Bacon…I hope you vote against that guy…I think Bacon’s a bad guy...Good luck, Steve [*Bacon’s challenger*], whoever you are!”
Trump welcomed Charles Herbster onto stage & says he's been there for Trump since 2015.
Trump follows: "The primary is on May 10, and I think Charles is going to do very well."
And Billy Long has made an appearance at Trump's Nebraska rally as he continues to vie for 45's endorsement in his competitive Missouri Senate race run.
“Billy Long. He’s a great guy. He’s a character too."
Pennsylvania's retiring GOP Senator Pat Toomey finds himself into Trump's rally remarks.
"He did nothing at all except fight me on taxing China."
After 104 minutes, Trump wraps in Nebraska.
He'll rally in Pennsylvania alongside Mehmet Oz on Friday.
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