Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will bring his campaign to the Northwest Washington town of Lynden Saturday.
KIRO 7 will livestream the speech in Lynden and the noon speech in Spokane. Follow this link to watch the livestream, or download the KIRO 7 News App to watch.
Trumps campaign said Trump will hold a rally at 3 p.m. at the Northwest Washington Fair. Lynden is just 5 miles from the Canadian border.
In a statement, fairground managers said the facility holds approximately 5,000 people. They said they do not yet have a signed agreement with the Trump campaign.
Confirmation of the event came late Thursday after supporters spent a week looking for a venue that was both available and large enough for the expected crowds.
Unions and other activist groups have pledged to protest a Trump appearance, which may be one of the reasons the campaign avoided a venue closer to Seattle.
When Donald Trump accepts his nomination at the Republican national convention in July, U.S. Senate candidate Chris Vance won't be there.
“Absolutely not,” Vance said at a news conference Thursday. “I mean I hadn't planned on it anyway, but now I'm not even going to watch it on TV.”
Vance says he won't support Trump because of his economic policies and statements widely condemned as hateful.
“I take no joy in not supporting the presumptive Republican nominee. But I must place conscience and principle ahead of party,” he said.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant has so far declined to say whether he will support Trump.
"Please ask about why a quarter of our ninth graders will not graduate from high school on time …why we have failed management at Western State Hospital, Dept. of Corrections… and WSDOT,” Bryant said in a text message,
Democrats say they won't let him duck the question for long.
“The head of, the top of, their ticket in this country right now is Donald Trump,” Washington state Democratic Chairman Jaxon Ravens said. “And it's about time that Bill Bryant stepped up and let people know where he stands on that."
Democrats say they look forward to a Trump visit.
“I think for Washington voters in general, it's going to give us an opportunity to stand up for what we believe in and what we are opposed to,” Ravens said.
Washington state’s 18-day early voting period starts May 6. The GOP primary is May 24.
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