“All these people,” he marvelled at the very end as the crowd in the Mount Airy Casino, Mount Pocono, chanted “USA! USA!” and Trump thundered: “We will fight, fight, fight, and we will win, win, win. For those who tuned in as a December freeze settled across the Plains and Rust Belt, this was a different rally. Audience members cheer for president Donald Trump at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. At one stage, Trump broke away to recall the conversation with his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, that persuaded him to leave the White House for the short flight up to the Poconos.

Source: The Irish Times December 10, 2025 14:46 UTC