President Donald Trump will head to Rock Hill Thursday for his second South Carolina rally in October and third of 2026.
The Republican National Committee announced Monday that the president will return to the state Oct. 29, although the exact venue has not yet been revealed. Attendees will begin to be let in at around 9 a.m., and Trump is set to start remarks at 12:30 p.m.
Trump's Oct. 21 stop in Pendleton centered on U.S. Sen. Darline Graham, who is running for the seat in Congress formerly held by her late brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. She was appointed by Gov. Henry McMaster to finish out the position's current term.
The Rock Hill rally comes as conservatives within the state attempt to stick together amid figures publicly breaking away from Graham.
A majority of voters in both York County, where Rock Hill is located, and Anderson County, where Pendleton is located, supported U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman in the Aug. 25 U.S. Senate special Republican primary runoff election.
Some GOP voters have said they still may write in Norman's name on election ballots despite his primary election loss. Norman said last week that his family would not vote for Graham, although he remained loyal to his support for her. And during the weekend, Norman’s son, Warren Norman, said that he is “leaning" toward Andrews.
Monday morning, Democratic candidate in the Senate race Dr. Annie Andrews announced that she had the support of both Republican former Gov. David Beasley and Democratic former Gov. Jim Hodges.
No additional speakers or elected officials have been announced to appear alongside Trump.
As of 10 a.m. Monday, 501,944 South Carolinians had voted early. Graham and Andrews are joined on the ballot by two third-party candidates — Constitution candidate Mark Hackett and Libertarian candidate Kasie Whitener.
Trump has additional stops in Mississippi, Texas, Ohio and Florida this week as part of a rally tour ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
