Trump in Pa.: What we know about tickets and how to watch his stop near Harrisburg
President Donald J. Trump on Saturday will be in southcentral Pennsylvania, his second visit to the battleground state this week as the race tightens.
Trump held a rally Tuesday at Pittsburgh International Airport in Moon Township, where he focused his 90-minute speech on the economy, energy and predicting a win here in November.
On Saturday, Trump will continue his hangar-side chats at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown. The "Great American Comeback" rally starts at 7 p.m.
The campaign stop marks the president's fifth visit to Pennsylvania this month. In addition to the Pittsburgh-area visit earlier this week, he was in Westmoreland County just before Labor Day, visited the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, and participated in a live town hall Sept. 15 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Former Vice President Joe Biden, for his part, has been to Pennsylvania four times this month: in Harrisburg on Labor Day, at a CNN town hall in Scranton on Sept. 17, in Philadelphia Sunday to speak out against Trump and Senate Republicans filling a Supreme Court vacancy before the election, and on Wednesday for a virtual bus tour through Pennsylvania.
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How to watch Trump
The president's campaign website will host a livestream of his campaign stop in southcentral Pennsylvania. You can find the Harrisburg livestream here.
Tickets
The hangar rally is a ticketed event.
To register for general admission tickets, go to the campaign website here.
The website says two tickets per mobile number are available, and doors open at 4 p.m.
Traffic
The presidential visit Saturday is unlikely to cause major traffic disruptions. By flying to the airport and holding the rally there, the presidential motorcade does not have to travel on roads.
Weather
A cloudy day is expected in the region on Saturday, with a high of 76 during the day and temperatures that could fall to 62 at night. Sunset is expected at about 7 p.m., which is the same time Trump is scheduled to speak.
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Why Harrisburg International Airport?
Pennsylvania is a key battleground state and, with its 20 electoral votes, is considered one of the most consequential in the presidential election.
Trump is unlikely to drive up votes in the big population centers of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, so he'll need a strong turnout again in blue-collar counties and among his Republican base.
Trump in 2016 won Pennsylvania by a narrow 44,000 votes. He was the first Republican presidential nominee to win the state since 1988.
To rally support ahead of the Nov. 3 election, he's been holding outdoor rallies at airport hangars, saying he enjoys the convenience of flying in, walking off the plane to give his speech and then leaving.
What will Trump talk about?
The Harrisburg visit will come about two hours after Trump is expected to announce his nominee to succeed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last Friday. It seems likely he will tout his choice and his decision to push for confirmation before the election.
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Based on recent speeches, Trump is also expected to focus on the economy and energy policy, areas in which polls show he still has a slight edge on Biden. Polls suggest he trails Biden in every other category, including trustworthiness and his handling of the coronavirus.
To get a better idea of what he might say at Harrisburg International Airport, read this coverage of his recent campaign stop at Pittsburgh International Airport.
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Candy Woodall is a reporter for the USA Today Network. She can be reached at 717-480-1783 or on Twitter at @candynotcandace.