Donald Trump Draws Texas Crowds, from Protesters to Proud Supporters

Patrick Michels Aug 24, 2016, 10:42 am CST

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made a sweep through Texas on Tuesday, meeting with donors in Fort Worth and Austin. In the capital city, Trump appeared with television host Sean Hannity at the Moody Theater downtown, drawing dozens of anti-Trump protesters dressed as clowns before a fundraising event at the private Headliners Club nearby. His trip culminated in a rally at the Travis County Expo Center where Trump made an appeal to African-American voters, railed against “Crooked Hillary” Clinton and promised, of course, to “make America great again.”

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Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Austin, on August 23, 2016.

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Dozens of anti-Trump protesters, many dressed as clowns, gathered to chant and dance outside the W Hotel as Trump made an appearance inside with television host Sean Hannity.

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A Trump supporter yells at the press table before Donald Trump's arrival at his Austin rally.

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Donald Trump supporters at the Republican presidential nominee's August 23 rally in Austin.

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This Trump-supporting couple dressed as "Bill" and "Hillary" in jail jumpsuits.

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A woman shows off her "Jesus Wouldn't Vote Trump" shirt shortly before being removed from Donald Trump's rally.

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Donald Trump hit his usual rhetorical points at his Austin rally in August 2016, calling his Democratic rival "Crooked Hillary."

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Trump made a play for African-American voters: "To those suffering, I say, 'What do you have to lose in trying Trump? I say this to the African-American community: Give Donald Trump a chance. We will turn it around."