Trump Supporters Line Up 24 Hours Ahead of Texas Rally at 18,000-Seat Arena

Supporters of President Donald Trump lined up 24 hours ahead of a scheduled rally in Texas at the Toyota Center.

The line to see President Trump at his latest rally, as he tours extensively just weeks ahead of the highly-anticipated midterm elections, began taking shape more than one full day before it was set to start at the 18,000-seat arena, reported the Houston Chronicle.

Lisa Brewer claimed the first spot in line around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. By nightfall, more than 175 people had joined her. The rally in Houston is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.

“I just got out of bed and ran down here,” Brewer, a freight logistics manager, told the Chronicle. “I didn’t know people would be here right after me.” She was joined by her daughter-in-law Jami Brewer.

Glen Collins and his fiancee, DeeJay Miller, got in line on Sunday after ditching a plan to spend the night in a hotel after driving 180 miles to Houston.

“We thought we‘d get down here at 6 a.m., but when I drove down here to scout it out, I seen the line and I said ’We can’t take our chances. We just gotta sit out here,'” said Collins.

Set to appear with the president at the rally is Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), fighting for re-election against challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke. Other Republican officials and challengers will likely join President Trump as well.

Stephanie Whitfield, a reporter with KHOU, said that “thousands of people” camped out at the Toyota Center early Monday morning. At 6:42 a.m. CDT, she said around 3,000 people were in line.

In a video she recorded around seven hours prior to the start of the rally showed the line snaking around multiple blocks.

“It’s a sea of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz supporters. The line is now spilling into Discovery Green, blocks away from Toyota Center. This is 7+ hours before the rally,” she wrote on Twitter.

Rallies Popular

The “Make America Great Again” or “MAGA” rallies have proven extremely popular, resulting in long lines and difficulty getting into the venues.

People who got into different rallies said they needed to get in line around seven hours before the rally starts in order to to get in, and they’re usually in the standing-room-only section.

Following the Texas rally, President Trump had rallies planned in Mosinee, Wisconsin; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Murphysboro, Illinois.

The Houston rally will be his first in Texas since taking office, according to Mark Knoller of CBS.

President Trump will have held 37 “MAGA” rallies in 18 states since taking office after the completion of the Toyota Center event.

From NTD.tv