Trump Supporters Rally By The Thousands At Kane Co. Fairgrounds

ST. CHARLES, IL — Thousands of people from Kane County and the surrounding region attended a rally Sunday in St. Charles to show their support for President Donald Trump and his re-election bid, according to a report by the Kane County Chronicle.

The rally started with a car parade at Kautz Road and Stern Avenue before making its way to the Kane County Fairgrounds, the report states. A counterprotest formed outside the rally along Randall Road to support Vice President Joe Biden, according to the report.

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Trump and Biden are set to face off Tuesday in Cleveland for their first debate of the 2020 presidential campaign.

The pro-Trump rally was scheduled to run from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. with food, music and other entertainment, according to a promotional flyer.

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Featured speakers at Sunday’s rally in St. Charles included Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit that aims “to identify, educate, train and organize students to promote freedom.”

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Photos from the rally show very few people wearing masks and many not keeping their distance from other people and groups. A spokesperson for the Kane County Health Department did not immediately respond Monday to Patch’s request for comment about the large event.

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Shortly after the rally, the New York Times published a report on Trump’s tax returns, showing he paid $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 and 2017, far less than the average American worker.

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