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Protesters and supporters clashed Monday as President Donald Trump traveled to South Carolina to speak during an election campaign for Governor Henry McMaster, who is in a Republican first round with John Warren, Governor of Greenville.

Trump was scheduled to speak at 7 pm, 12 hours before the opening of polling stations across the state, but his arrival was delayed by thunderstorms in the Midlands.

A large crowd filled the high school gym at the airport a few hours before the event.

See below for coverage of events as they unfold, with the latest updates appearing at the top.

8:07 p.m.

President Trump refers to US Senator Lindsey Graham as a friend, which triggers some boos. He says McMaster was there "from the beginning".

"I want to thank the incredible people of South Carolina for all that they have done," Trump said.

The crowd responds with a song to "build this wall".

8:01 p.m.

An hour late due to a storm, President Donald Trump has just stepped onto the stage at a roar of thousands of thousands crowded into the airport's high school gym.

7:46 p.m.

Air Force Once has landed. President Donald Trump is in South Carolina.

7:24 p.m.

An announcer told the crowd that President Trump is watching them from Air Force One and should land "in a few minutes".

The sun's rays passed through the windows of the gym when the clouds separated.

7:21 p.m.

The crowd waited patiently during the president's delay. An announcer told the crowd that the weather is "breaking" and the president may be arriving soon.

Some in the gym waved the phones with lights on the music being played. Some fanned out with McMaster posters. Nobody seemed to complain.

7:10 p.m.

Air Force One and President Trump have encircled the Columbia Metropolitan Airport for more than 30 minutes due to a storm in the region, according to a presidential report.

7:02 p.m.

Thunderstorms in the Midlands delayed the landing of Air Force One. The President and his travel crew had not landed at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport more than 10 minutes after their scheduled arrival.

6:37 p.m.

This Trump supporter walked in front of the reporters inside the airport's high school by waving a sign saying "CNN fears".

6:12 pm

Addressing the crowd at the airport's high school, US representative Tom Rice sounded a huge roar when he spoke about Trump. He also drew a road from the crowd when he mentioned the United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Governor Nikki Haley. The mention of former President Barack Obama has attracted attention.

A crowd of more than 2,000 seems to be gathered. The local fire marshal capped the turnout and began to divert people before 5 pm

6:09 p.m.

The protester Marta Burnette stood outside the high school of the airport with a sign criticizing Trump's hair, but she was challenging Trump with more serious things.

"Where do you start?" she asked. "He's incompetent, he's mean, he's a liar, he's a bad leader, he's a racist, he hates women, he's a bully."

5:52 p.m.

McMaster's official Twitter account posted a view from inside the gym about an hour before Trump's arrival:

5:13 p.m.

Trump supporters and protesters clash before President Trump's rally.

5:12 p.m.

Dozens of participants at the rally were fired because the high school gym at the airport is full.

Inside the gym, meanwhile, CNN has become an object of contempt for some. CNN's Jim Acosta sang slogans of "going home, Jim" and "CNN feared," and a taunt of the network, which according to the president reported "false news," was spotted.

4:51 p.m.

The anti-Trump protesters are gathered outside of the airport's high school, where he should arrive in less than two hours.

4:29 p.m.

The high school gym at the airport is almost fully filled almost three hours before Trump speaks. Hundreds sit on risers. Several dozens are standing.

Some use their McMaster signs to fade. Some took selfies with TV repoerters. Some chanted "Info Wars". Dozens of television cameras are installed on risers at the back of the gym.

3:52 p.m.

Lucky supporters of Governor Henry McMaster and President Donald Trump show up at the airport's high school and come out of the 95-degree heat, with hundreds behind them.
The rally takes place in the gym of the West Columbia School, where participants fill the risers on both sides and some stand in front of the stage.

Many have red placards in support of McMaster for the governorship.

2:52 p.m.

Many people are lined up outside of the airport's high school while waiting to see President Donald Trump and Governor Henry McMaster.

12:45

After meeting with constituents and holding a press conference in Simpsonville early Monday, Warren met with voters at a British Columbia restaurant less than a mile from where Trump and McMaster will meet this evening.

Warren said that he was expecting "many" of his supporters to attend the Trump-McMaster rally "because they support President Trump," but he said the second round " "is not a referendum on President Trump" but a referendum on the leadership failed the governor. "

John Warren: Runoff for Governor SC "is not a referendum on President Trump"

12:36

Vendors began to prepare for the President's visit at lunchtime – in a heat of 95 degrees. They are ready to sell goods along the road to Airport High.

24:15

Writing teams began installing their equipment in the gymnasium of Airport High School in western British Columbia in anticipation of President Trump's visit. Dozens of cameras are installed on risers at the back of the gym under a large fresco depicting an eagle, who is the school's mascot.

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The organizers of the rally say that the gym will welcome about 3,000 people for tonight's event which will begin around 18h. Trump should talk around 7 pm The president is scheduled to arrive at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport at approximately 6:45 pm

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