However, U.S. Rep. John J. “Jimmy” Duncan Jr. and
possibly Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett plan to give brief speeches.
The bus should arrive around noon at the Knoxville Expo
Center at 5441 Clinton Highway and stay for about an hour.
“I don’t want people to think that Donald Trump or some big
name will be on the bus, but it’s a GOP Trump rally and they’re bringing the
bus through,” said Knox County Republican Party Chairman Buddy Burkhardt. “But,
I’m hoping there will be a surrogate, maybe one of his kids.”
Burkhardt added: “Voter turnout has been very good for early
voting, so we’re looking forward to having the bus here, which we hope will
keep the motivation going for more people to get out and vote.”
The Trump bus is part of a five-state tour of the South,
which kicks off in Tennessee, Burkhardt said.
Trump, a real estate mogul, faces former U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 general election.
The local GOP plans to release more information about the
event later Friday.
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