Trump's Unwelcome Encore: A Misguided Attempt to Reprise a Familiar Role Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail in North Carolina was met with predictability, as he employed his familiar tactics of divisiveness and fear mongering.
The optics were unmistakable: Trump, ever the showman, seeking to reinvigorate his role as a magnet for conservative fervor.
In Gastonia, Trump reprised a well worn script, framing the Senate contest as a referendum on Democratic Governor Roy Cooper's handling of public safety.