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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,062 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:29 AM Yesterday

White House confirms Trump visiting Charlottesville on Friday

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White House confirms Trump visiting Charlottesville on Friday

By Erin Brown
Published: Apr. 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM EDT | Updated: 10 hours ago

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The White House confirmed Thursday night that President Donald Trump will be in Central Virginia on Friday, April 10.

According to a press release, Trump is scheduled to participate in a MAGA, Inc. meeting at 6:30 p.m. and a roundtable at 7:15 p.m.

The release says both events will be held in Charlottesville.

The confirmation comes one day after the Federal Aviation Administration posted temporary flight restrictions for the area around Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport on Friday night, April 10.

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White House confirms Trump visiting Charlottesville on Friday (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday OP
Line his motorcade route with tiki torches. sop Yesterday #1
Will he bring his own Tiki torch? Aviation Pro Yesterday #2
This should be interesting. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #3
If he has support they are primarily not indigenous to the area. GreenWave Yesterday #5
The entire protest that gave us the 'Tiki Attack' was from out of town? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #8
The Governor at the time said they were not from Charlottesville... GreenWave 23 hrs ago #9
We are a liberal town Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #7
Maga, inc? give me a fucking break Walleye Yesterday #4
Just saw here elsewhere snowybirdie Yesterday #6
Trump left Joint Base Andrews at 5:30. Here's the plane. It's a C-32A/757. mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago #10
Indivisible Charlottesville is there to greet Trump mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago #11
Indivisible Charlottesville On Facebook mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago #12

OldBaldy1701E

(11,231 posts)
3. This should be interesting.
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 08:50 AM
Yesterday

I'd say about half will be there to protest him, and half will be there to applaud him.

It may be more than half doing the applauding. I have not been to C-Ville in a long time, but if things have not changed that much, this is how it will be for his visit.

OldBaldy1701E

(11,231 posts)
8. The entire protest that gave us the 'Tiki Attack' was from out of town?
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:24 AM
Yesterday

Like I said, it has been over thirty years since I have been to Charlottesville, but, at the time, I saw plenty of... shall we say... 'conservative elements'... around town.

I won't say that it has not had a complete reversal, but I would be very surprised to find out that it did.

GreenWave

(12,672 posts)
9. The Governor at the time said they were not from Charlottesville...
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:05 AM
23 hrs ago

... to get out, they are not welcome.

Repugs generally bus in people when they expect a low turnout.

snowybirdie

(6,701 posts)
6. Just saw here elsewhere
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 09:15 AM
Yesterday

The meeting is at the Trump Winery! Making money for himself, of course. Dr

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,062 posts)
11. Indivisible Charlottesville is there to greet Trump
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 06:14 PM
15 hrs ago
Indivisible Charlottesville
‪@indivisiblecville.bsky.social‬

No Trump. No KKK. No fascist USA. He showed up. So did we. We don’t cede ground to authoritarians.

Two people stand with a giant sign that says DJT unfit to serve I
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A line of protesters holding anti-Trump signs
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A person stands holding a sign that says no war no ice no kings
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Two people hold a sign that says no more no ice free Palestine
ALT
6:01 PM · Apr 10, 2026

No Trump. No KKK. No fascist USA. He showed up. So did we. We don’t cede ground to authoritarians.

Indivisible Charlottesville (@indivisiblecville.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T22:01:16.063Z


Indivisible Charlottesville
‪@indivisiblecville.bsky.social‬

Trump is coming to Charlottesville TODAY! Let's show him how exactly how welcome he is in this town! Join the protest at one of 3 locations at 4:30.

FASCIST - GET THE F*CK OUT!!! TODAY AT 4:30 THREE LOCATIONS. STONEFIELD, RT 20 & 53 XTERSECTION, PROFIT RD/29 N
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10:02 AM · Apr 10, 2026

Trump is coming to Charlottesville TODAY! Let's show him how exactly how welcome he is in this town! Join the protest at one of 3 locations at 4:30.

Indivisible Charlottesville (@indivisiblecville.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T14:01:53.068Z
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