Updated Oct. 27, 2026, 7:06 p.m. CT
The stage was set early Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Organizers provided signs for attendees ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Organizers provided signs for attendees ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Organizers provided signs for attendees ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Attendees started to fill seats on the floor near the stage ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Ken Adams, chair of the Lubbock County Republican Party, was among attendees at the GOP rally hosted by President Donald Trump Oct. 27 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.
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Lubbock area Republicans wait for President Donald Trump to make an appearance at Lubbock’s GOP Midterm Convention at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 in Lubbock, Texas.
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Dustin Burrows, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, was among attendees at the GOP rally hosted by President Donald Trump Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Tom Sell, Republican candidate for the U.S. House District 19 seat, was among attendees at the GOP rally hosted by President Donald Trump Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.Tom
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Tom Sell, Republican candidate for the U.S. House District 19 seat, was among attendees at the GOP rally hosted by President Donald Trump Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.Tom
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Kent Hance is among attendees at the GOP rally hosted by President Donald Trump Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas. Hance is a former Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.
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Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton speaks to the crowd ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Oct. 27, 2026, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton displays Tech’s Guns Up hand sign ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Oct. 27, 2026, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Cody Campbell, chairman of the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents, speaks to the crowd ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Oct. 27, 2026, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Outgoing U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Lubbock, speaks to the crowd ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Oct. 27, 2026, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speaks to the crowd ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech Oct. 27, 2026, in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Tom Sell, Republican candidate for U.S. House 19, greets the crowd ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Tom Sell, Republican candidate for U.S. House 19, greets the crowd ahead of President Donald Trump’s rally Oct. 27, 2026, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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President Donald Trump greets the crowd to start his rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.
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President Donald Trump greets the crowd to start his rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.
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President Donald Trump greets the crowd to start his rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.
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President Donald Trump greets the crowd to start his rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.
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President Donald Trump greets the crowd to start his rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.
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President Donald Trump greets the crowd to start his rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.
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