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With Donald Trump leading in swing states after debating Joe Biden on June 28 — a lead that’s shown signs of evaporating after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race in Biden’s stead — it seemed likely the former president would turn his attention to flipping Democratic seats in the U.S. Senate.
On Wednesday, news of an Aug. 9 stop by Trump in Bozeman to campaign with U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy was leaked by Montana Talks radio host Aaron Flint. On Thursday, the Trump campaign noticed the Bozeman event on its website: Friday night, 8 p.m., Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
Sheehy is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. As in 2018, when Trump made four Montana stops to campaign for Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale’s challenge to Tester, there has been less than a week’s notice for Trump events around the country this summer. Event registration forms are usually posted five to six days in advance.
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