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President Trump Will Campaign In Charlotte Next Friday

President Trump is expected to campaign in the Charlotte area next Friday.
President Trump is expected to campaign in the Charlotte area next Friday.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Charlotte next Friday for Republican Congressional candidates Mark Harris and Ted Budd, according to an official in the Republican party.

The rally will be held at Bojangles' Coliseum in east Charlotte at 7 p.m., according to the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.

This will be Trump's first trip to Charlotte since he spoke at Central Piedmont Community College in late August. The president also held a fundraiser at Carmel Country Club.

Both Harris and Budd are in tight races.

Harris is running against Democrat Dan McCready in the 9th Congressional District, which stretches from Charlotte to Fayetteville.

Budd, an incumbent, is running against Democrat Kathy Manning in the 13th District, which includes parts of Greensboro, Salisbury and Mooresville.

Steve Harrison is WFAE's politics and government reporter. Prior to joining WFAE, Steve worked at the Charlotte Observer, where he started on the business desk, then covered politics extensively as the Observer’s lead city government reporter. Steve also spent 10 years with the Miami Herald. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, the Sporting News and Sports Illustrated.