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The Rise of Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Riverview Park Activity Center in North Augusta, S.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Riverview Park Activity Center in North Augusta, S.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 2, 2024: it’s our 9th episode looking at the upcoming 2024 Republican presidential primary. We are wrapping up the history portion of our series by looking at the 2016 race, the last recent competitive Republican presidential primary; we look at how real estate billionaire and reality show TV star Donald Trump took the race, and world, by storm; and more!

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Gavin Jackson graduated with a visual journalism degree from Kent State University in 2008 and has been in the news industry ever since. He has worked at newspapers in Ohio, Louisiana and most recently in South Carolina at the Florence Morning News and Charleston Post and Courier.