Photos: The scene at the Trump rally in Grand Island
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Check out what's happening at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island on Monday as people await President Trump's rally.
RNC Committeewoman Fanchon Blythe is seen in attendance during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg, left and Attorney General Mike Hilgers speak with a rally attendee during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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A rally aide peeks out from backstage during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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A rally aid peeks out from backstage during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Rally attendees find their seats during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Rally attendees find their seats during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Rally attendees find their seats during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Former State Sen. John Kuehn, top right, shakes hands with a rally attendee during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Nebraska State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg is seen in attendance during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Scott Petersen, Republican candidate for Nebraska Secretary of State, speaks with a rally attendee during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Scott Petersen, Republican candidate for Nebraska Secretary of State, attends a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Charles Herbster, right, speaks with a rally attendee at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday.
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Rally attendees wait outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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A pair of rally attendees embrace at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City speaks with rally attendees at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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A rally attendee wears a Make America Great Again hat at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A squirrel evades law enforcement before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Attendees find their seats before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Rally attendees wait for the doors to open at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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Rally attendees outside at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Rally attendees wait of the doors of a campaign event to open at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Dan Elston carries a cardboard cutout of U.S. President Donald Trump through the parking lot during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Rally attendees wait of the doors of a campaign event to open at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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Rep. Adrian Smith, right, speaks with rally attendees during a campaign event at the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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"Daily Show" comedian Jordan Klepper, left, interviews a rally attendee outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island.
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A law enforcement officer stands outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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Rally attendees wait outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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Olivia Gallegos wears a sequin jacket and Donald Trump shirt outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper interviews an attendee before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Attendees walk towards the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Ashu Carole Orock wears a dress customized with stickers of Donald Trump while waiting in line for the president’s rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. “(The dress) was a product of my creative imagination,” she said.
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People wait in line outside of Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island for a rally by U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A bobblehead figurine of U.S. President Donald Trump is seen for sale before a rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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An attendee of a rally for President Donald Trump browses themed merchandise for sale outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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People shop for Trump-themed merchandise outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island before a rally for U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A line to see U.S. President Donald Trump speak at a rally extends from Pinnacle Bank Expo Center to the street outside Fonner Park on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A vendor hangs up sequin-covered Trump-themed merchandise outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island before a rally for U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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People browse Trump hats for sale outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island before Donald Trump’s rally in the building on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Trump-themed merchandise is seen for sale before a Trump rally on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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People shop for Donald Trump-themed merchandise outside of Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island before a Trump rally on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A vendor holds up keychains with figurines of Charlie Kirk and Donald Trump to people waiting in line for a Trump rally at Grand Island’s Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A rally volunteer walks through a set of curtains inside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday in Grand Island.
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David Reacher holds up a 2026 Semiquincentennial President Donald J. Trump $1 coin outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday in Grand Island.
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Rally attendees wait in line outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
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A rally volunteer sets down signs on seats inside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
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Joseph Dowding of Lincoln grabs his glasses as he gets out of his sleeping bag outside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday in Grand Island. Joseph and his mother spent the night so they could get in line early for President Donald Trump's visit.
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A rally goer tries on a hat while wearing a sequin jacket outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
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Trump hats are sold outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
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David Reacher, standing, arrived at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, nearly 21 hours before President Donald Trump was expected to take the stage at 6 p.m. in Grand Island.
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Rally goers wait in line outside down the main road of the fairgrounds outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
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A rally volunteer wheels out additional seating inside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Grand Island.
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David Reacher wears a Make America Great Again hat with a Donald Trump-themed duck as he waits in line outside of the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center on Monday in Grand Island.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
Attendees queue outside the Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look inside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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A look inside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
NIKOS FRAZIER, THE WORLD-HERALD
A look inside Pinnacle Bank Expo Center before U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at a campaign event for at Fonner Park in Grand Island on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
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