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Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time.Loading&amp;hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisPreparations for Trump rally at Kenosha Regional Airport on Monday nightShare thisKENOSHA — President Donald Trump, as part of his push to visit as many swing states as possible in the final days of the presidential election, is scheduled to hold a “Make American Great Again Victory Rally” at Kenosha Regional Airport Monday evening, .On Sunday, crews were unloading portable toilets off flat-bed trucks at the airport and wooden fencing had been added over some of the existing fencing in preparation for the president's visit.The rally is set to begin at 7 p.m. Monday. Doors for the event open at 4 p.m. Admission information was not readily available Friday afternoon. The visit comes on the eve of the most contentious presidential election in recent history. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, local polls will close on the election.The Kenosha rally is one of at least five rallies Monday the president is scheduled to appear at in in four different states. He is scheduled to be in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for a rally that morning; then fly to Avoca, Pennsylvania; then Traverse City, Michigan; then Kenosha; and then host a night-time rally at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Underscoring Wisconsin’s vital role in the election, the president was scheduled to make an appearance in Green Bay on Friday afternoon. He was in La Crosse County on Tuesday and in Waukesha on Oct. 24. Vice President Mike Pence has also made recent stops in the state.Although not as well-traveled as the president over the past few month, Democratic challenger Joe Biden similarly has been getting his face seen at socially distanced events throughout the country more and more as of late. On Friday alone, he was in Des Moines, Iowa; then was scheduled to visit St. Paul, Minn., and Milwaukee.It will be the president’s first time back in the city since he visited the city on Sept. 1 following riots in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake. Since then, Trump has repeatedly stated he “saved Kenosha” by sending in federal troops, a statement that Wisconsin officials painted as misleading since federal officers were already in the city and it was Gov. Tony Evers, not Trump, who activated the National Guard — although some, including U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, have claimed that Evers would have been slower to act if it weren’t for Trump’s urging.Biden made a stop in Kenosha on Sept. 3 when he met with community leaders at a Grace Lutheran Church to discuss the unrest in the wake of the Blake shooting and social justice and equality issues.“People are enthusiastic. People are calling me to get tickets to see him,” said State Rep. Samantha Kerkman, R-Salem Lakes, about the news of the president’s visit. “I hope it will transcend into votes. I truly believe this is the most important election in my lifetime. The country can turn in different directions depending upon the outcome.”Local Democrats have not had high-profile candidates or surrogates come to town (except for the Biden visit), largely due to the attempts to keep crowds down during the pandemic. Lori Hawkins, chairman of the Kenosha County Democratic Party, said Friday her organization is working hard to get out the vote and will continue to inspire people to vote for change.Hawkins said 83% of the absentee ballots have been returned. She recommends people do not mail their ballots, but to take them to a secure drop box in their community.Health leaders fear that the rallies the president is holding could become so-called “superspreader events” where coronavirus outbreaks can become magnitudes worse due to the close quarters of so many unmasked people, although a recent rally in Green Bay has not been shown to have done that, Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm said Friday.Kenosha News reporters James Lawson and Pete Wicklund contributed to this report.Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.{{title}}{{summary}}You don't have any notifications.Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.Topics

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