1,000 golf carts reportedly rally for Trump in The Villages of Florida despite tropical tempest

Posted by author August 3, 2024 Golf

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Adorned in political flags, banners and campaign signs — on Saturday a parade of golf carts rolled out across The Villages of Florida to support former President Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency.

And despite most of Florida being under a state of emergency due to an approaching tropical storm, the turnout was reportedly large.

Golf carts from The Villages gather Saturday afternoon in support of former President Trump.The Villages MAGA Club

“There are around 1,000 carts here right now and the mood is electric,” Valerie Jamieson, co-president of The Villages MAGA Club, told GulfLive just before the parade’s 1 p.m. start.

Jamieson said she even spotted U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla. among the crowd.

Last weekend a golf cart parade supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign drew hundreds of residents in the predominantly conservative retirement community.

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Nearly 70% of registered voters in Sumter County, which a portion of The Villages is located in, vote for the Republican party and Trump was the first sitting U.S. president to visit The Villages twice.