When President Donald J. Trump takes the stage Wednesday afternoon at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina, watch to see if the president delivers a focused, tight set-piece on economic policy and inflation—signaling his pivot back to his pre-Butler form—or will Trump continue to struggle barely a month after the attempt on his life?
The speech’s topline theme is the economy, with a special emphasis on battling inflation. It will be delivered in front of a smaller audience than a typical Trump rally. The Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, which is also the home of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, has a maximum capacity of 2,431, which is a rounding error on the tally of previous Trump events.
Trump’s campaign already paid $82,247.60 for a two-day rental and security and other services.
Going to Asheville, the home of a University of North Carolina campus and other…
