Trump strains for the governor of South Carolina – but especially for himself

President Donald Trump may have come to Palmetto State on Monday night with the stated purpose of robbing Republican Governor Henry McMaster, but the noisy campaign event looked more like a Trump-reelection rally. Pence 2020.

The president seemed more focused on his own rivals than on McMaster's – or simply by approving the governor.

Some participants told ABC News that they were not supporting McMaster, but that they were lining up in a 92-degree heat just to see Trump.

The president discussed immigration reform and worked to justify his tweet and comments on Monday in which he avoided the constitutional protections afforded by due process.

"So, if a person comes in, advance with one foot, they take their name, bring them to court, release them, go to the country, you never see them again, it's the craziest thing I've never seen, "Trump said. "So I said today, I do not want judges, I want ICE and border patrol agents, that's what I want, and we want to tell people:" I I'm sorry you were entering the country illegally. We do not want you in the country, it's over, it's over.

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Trump took the stage around 8 pm to a hoarse ovation from several thousand supporters who endured violent thunderstorms and a delay of one hour before the president began his remarks.

"It was a little rocky in the sky tonight," Trump said of his late arrival, revealing that an assistant asked him to consider canceling the appearance, and he said replied: "It is impossible – we can not stop."

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Rather than centering his remarks on McMaster or on the state governor 's race, Trump threw red meat at his supporters, who repeatedly heckled CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, even before he left. arrival of the president.

"Now, you know we have a lot of fake news out there – the fake news," said Trump, pulling a concert of boos for the press. "You know that if a horrible thing happens, and we did not have a chance to win Henry, you know they will not talk about it, they will say," Donald Trump has suffered a great major defeat in the great state. from South Carolina, a humiliating defeat for Donald Trump. So please, take out your soul tomorrow and vote. "

Trump continued to hit Hillary Clinton, igniting the crowd in a frenzy. He raved about his tense relationship with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He called the Democrats "the party of Maxine Waters and Nancy Pelosi."

"They want open borders," Trump added. "We want really tough borders."

McMaster rose to the governorship after the president appointed South Carolina's former governor, Nikki Haley, as his ambassador to the United Nations.

"She's going to be 100 percent"

Earlier this month, Trump intervened in a Republican primary when he threw his support behind Katie Arrington. She challenged outgoing representative Mark Sanford, "a guy I've never loved too much," said Trump, and she ended up winning. Her campaign will be delayed, however, after she's been in a serious car accident last week.

"Let's all take a moment to send our love to Katie Arrington," said Trump. "Katie is a very special person, she was there from the beginning, and here's the good news: She's going to be 100%."

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Trump also spoke about Kim Jong Un.

"People did not want to be dressed in the stadium watching the opening ceremonies," Trump joked.

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Trump also talked about Jimmy Fallon, saying that the "host 's" Tonight Show "print, which includes an orange hairpiece, is not about.

"The guy is fucking my hair," said Trump. "Everyone had the habit of saying that my hair was fake, it's not my hair, I'm wearing a strand of hair, but someone who's wearing a strand of hair now, no but the only thing, they never said it again. in thunderstorms, winds 60 miles to the hour.If it is not your hair, do not run for the office, people.Do not run. "

After about an hour talking about his own accomplishments as president, Trump finally returned to McMaster and told the crowd, "We will make America even more beautiful.