Eric Trump coming to Ocala to headline daylong 'Rock the Red' conservative political rally
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Eric Trump is coming to town to headline a conservative "Rock the Red" rally, a 12-hour event slated to kick off at 10 a.m. on June 11 at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala.
The event, hailed by local Republican officials as a way to energize the party, will also feature Donald Trump allies Roger Stone and Joe Flynn.
Speakers will also include businessman Patrick Byrne, author Angela Stanton-King, musician Bryson Gray and radio political pundit Karyn Turk, as well as Don Neuen and Donna Fiducia of Cowboy Logic.
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The event is scheduled to end with a viewing of "2000 Mules," a documentary that far-right conservatives say proves that the election Donald Trump lost in 2020 was stolen by underhanded vote tampering. Critics say the film further spreads Trump's election fraud falsehoods.
Local Republican leaders say the rally is needed to energize the party heading into the midterm elections, which could determine what influence Donald Trump still has on conservatives and the Republican Party.
Don Browning, a staunch conservative and local school board member, said Wednesday that all "political rallies during an election year are home runs."
Brigitte Smith, chairwoman of the Marion County Republican Party, said the event is important to Marion County. Ironically, the Marion County Republican Party officers will be in Jacksonville that day for a quarterly Republican Party of Florida meeting.
"This will energize the conservative base and move conservatives forward," said Smith, adding that "2000 Mules," from director Dinesh D'Souza, who also directed "2016: Obama's America," is a must see.
Michael Saxe, the local Republican party's vice chairman, said he's very excited that the event will stir up the conservative base.
"I think it's very important that we have an event like this in Marion County," Saxe said.
On Audacity and Facebook, News/Talk 97.3 THE SKY has been promoting the event, calling for "Patriotic Floridians to rally ... for a full day of conservative superstars to educate, motivate and activate Americans who love our country."
The post says: "See Eric Trump, son of the 45th President and passionate advocate for the conservative policies and take no prisoners attitude that will Make America Great Again."
The post also calls Stone a "seasoned political operative, speaker, pundit, and bestselling author featured in the Netflix documentary 'Get Me Roger Stone.' "
Tickets start at $20. Here are the different packages:
$20: Premiering Dinesh D'Souza's "2000 Mules" movie. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Movie starts at 9 p.m. This is included in the day pass. Must buy movie pass if you do not buy event pass.
$25: Pre-sale general admission ticket, which includes the movie premiere of "2000 Mules." First come, first served general admission seat.
$59: Free parking and premium seating on main floor. Ticket also includes movie entry. This is also first come, first served seating.
$149: Two-day RV event camping pass for Friday and Saturday nights. It includes power & water only. Event tickets are not included, Must have ticket for the event. RV spots are first come, first served. Must arrive on Friday only. Check-in at 4 p.m. Friday.
$2,000: Two green room VIP tickets (four tickets for nonprofits or candidates), which includes reception with Eric Trump and two Rock the Red shirts, as well as one meal and two drinks per person. Call Justin at (864) 345-3017.
Joe Callahan can be reached at (352) 817-1750 or at joe.callahan@starbanner.com. Follow him on Twitter @JoeOcalaNews.
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