CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Charlotte Wednesday, less than a week after accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI.
Trump, who chose Ohio Sen. JD Vance to be his running mate, will speak at 6 p.m. at Bojangles Coliseum.
The rally will take place just 11 days since an assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the former president was shot in his right ear. One person was killed and two others were injured in the attack.
The suspected shooter, identified by federal authorities as Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by U.S. Secret Service gunmen. Both Trump and President Joe Biden have both called for unity as details continue to emerge about the shooting.
Biden officially dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday. Vice President Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden, is the front-runner to become the next Democratic nominee.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper offered support for Harris, and his name has surfaced in chats regarding possible Democratic vice presidential nominees.
"I look forward to campaigning for her [Harris] as we work to win N.C. up and down the ticket," Cooper tweeted.
Harris visited North Carolina last week as Biden was home recovering from COVID-19.
“Today, we are 110 days out from the election. And while many of us have been involved with these elections for every four years, practically, nearly every time we will say, this is the one. Well, this here is the one,” Harris said to a crowd of several hundred supporters at a high school gym in Fayetteville, N.C. “The most existential, consequential and important election of our lifetime. And there is so much at stake.”
Last week's visit marked Harris' seventh trip to North Carolina this year and 15th since entering office, according to the campaign.
Top Biden campaign officials have set their sights on the state as a possible pick-up opportunity after Trump won the state by around 1% in 2020.