‘We are locked and loaded’: Trump fans in North Carolina ready for a ‘stolen election’

Supporters in Kinston back ex-president as he claims he’s well ahead in polls and repeats conspiracy of election fraud

“As Republicans, we are locked and loaded and ready to go.”

The startling comment came from a mother of five and grandmother of two, Vikki Westbrook, as she lined up on Sunday outside an aircraft hangar in rural North Carolina. She had come to hear Donald Trump make one of his last pitches of the 2024 presidential election.

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