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As Missouri’s presidential primary nears, the campaigns are setting their sights on St. Louis.
Donald Trump, the Republican businessman whose campaign has devolved into a steady stream of insults, vulgar jokes, and grand promises, has a campaign rally scheduled for Friday at the Peabody Opera House on Market Street. According to the sparse listing on Eventbrite, tickets are free and doors open at 10 a.m. The event starts at noon.
Note: This story originally used the name "Drumpf" to refer to Trump. That was an error due to a Google Chrome extension, not the reporter's intent. We apologize for the error.
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Trump’s visit comes a week after a rally for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, who stopped at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville on Friday, the first candidate this primary season to visit the Metro East. More than 4,000 people attended the rally, where Sanders, a senator from Vermont, spoke about free college tuition, universal health care, and a higher minimum wage.
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President Bill Clinton is in town Tuesday to support his wife, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. He speaks at 5:30 p.m. at District 9 Machinists Hall, 12365 Charles Rock Road, in Bridgeton.
On Saturday, Republican candidate Ted Cruz will speak at the St. Louis County GOP’s annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner at Orlando Gardens in Maryland Heights. His wife, Heidi, will be in Belleville Tuesday to have coffee with voters at Eckert’s Country Store.
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Note: This story has been edited to correct the time doors open for Drumpf's event.
