SALEM CITY, Virginia — Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump vow to shake Tuesday’s elections (Nov. 5) with a “tsunami of votes” and “political earthquake” that will put Trump back into the White House.
Around 14,000 solid Trump supporters, among them from the Hispanic, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean communities, trooped to the Salem Civic Center here, with their loyalty for Trump emblazoned on their caps, t-shirts, capes, flags - Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President; Make America Great Again, Trump will fix it, and Better off with Trump, in a party atmosphere where families came in full force.
Mila Noble, a Filipino nursing assistant, said she is pro-Trump because life was better when Trump was president.
“Mas okay and pamumuhay namin nung si Trump pa. One thousand much better. Ngayon, wala na. Mataas ang tax, mataas ang gas (Life was so much better during Trump’s time. Now, it’s difficult. Tax is high, the price of gas is high),” Noble said.
Neressa Gultiano, a registered Filipino nurse, brought a picnic bag with rice and adobo as she and her fellow nurses waited for Trump to arrive.
Trump’s convoy arrived around 4:45 p.m.
“Ako naman, ang rason ko, God, family, and country. God kasi, I believe the other side does not believe in God. I believe (in) President Trump, God is working on him. And he is pro-family, pro-life. The most pro-life president. Next thing is country. He loves his country so much. He actually lost money for running as president. He did not get paid when he was president. He donated all his salary,” Gultiano said.
She added that another reason why she is pro-Trump is the exorbitant taxes the other candidate is planning to impose.
“She is planning to tax us unrealistically. That is unreasonable. President Trump is running for no tax on overtime and you know, we Filipinos like overtime. So, I am voting for him for that reason, for a lot of reasons,” Gultiano said.
“As an immigrant to this country, I want to give back. I want to conserve it for future generations,” she added.
According to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, most Americans are feeling anxious and frustrated as they head into Election Day on Nov. 5.
Voters are seeing a stark message in the tight presidential race - America’s fate is on the line.
Trump’s supporters are pushing for 5-minute conversations with at least 10 people to deliver Virginia and flip the Senate.
“We promise a tsunami of votes for Trump,” they said.
