Monday, March 7, 2024–12:12 p.m.
Update:
It has been confirmed that Donald Trump will deliver remarks at a Get Out the Vote Rally at the Forum River Center in Rome on Saturday, March 9th.
Doors will open at 1:00 PM, and remarks from the former President will begin at 5:00 PM.
The Rome Police Department is advising the public of possible travel delays due to the Trump rally event on Saturday at The Forum.
There could be traffic changes or delays as the motorcade makes its way through town.
Motorists are urged to use Georgia Loop 1 (the bypass) to travel around centralized locations or consider alternative timing if they are not going to the event.
Doors for the event will open at 1:00 PM, and remarks from former President and current presumptive nominee are scheduled for 5:00 PM.
Travelers and event attendees should also note that finding parking areas near Downtown may prove difficult during this time.
Registration for general event tickets can be found at the link below:
Previously reported:
-John Bailey, Rome News-Tribune-
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A rally scheduled for presidential candidate Donald Trump this weekend in Rome is on at The Forum in downtown Rome despite a last-minute bid to move it to the airport.
The plans, which hadn’t been revealed publicly yet, had been for a Saturday event at The Forum. However, 14th District Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene put on her social media channels that she was hoping to change those plans to have a rally at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport.
“We need a bigger venue than the one chosen,” she wrote “The Rome 2020 rally was one of the biggest and was lit! NW GA is Trump country!!!!”
Her posts were removed late Monday morning.
That rally prior to the 2020 presidential election drew over 20,000 people to the airport.
The Trump campaign and U.S. Secret Service have been in negotiations with Rome-based officials for almost a week in preparation for the campaign stop.
The news comes a day after President Biden announced plans to visit the Atlanta area this Saturday as well. Biden, a Democrat, and Trump apparently will face off in a presidential rematch in November.
You can see footage of the 2020 Trump rally in Rome in this WRGA Video recap linked below: