Administration officials say the purpose of the trip is for Trump to sign an executive order that calls for bolstering Medicare Advantage, a private insurance option picked by one-third of seniors
Published Oct. 3, 2019
Updated Oct. 4, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Supporters of President Donald Trump wait in line Thursday in The Villages. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
The Villages Democratic Club members Marsha Shearer, left, and Lynn Cook prepare to protest President Donald Trump's visit. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Casey Marr, 65, a member of The Villages Democratic Club, holds a protest sign. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Herman Campbell, center, talks to supporters of President Donald Trump. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
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The Villages' residents Marsha Shearer, left, and Chris Stanley the President of the Villages Democratic Club prepare to protest President Donald Trump's visit. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Kim Porteous, Florida Now president, blows a whistle during President Donald Trump's speech at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center while pro-Trump demonstrators try and block her with a large "Trump 2020" flag, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Kim Porteous, Florida Now president, blows a whistle during President Donald Trump's speech at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
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U.S. Government Secret Service agents wait on stage before President Donald Trump arrives to speak to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Donald Trump impersonator, Tim Watters, takes photos with Trump supporters gathered outside the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center where President Trump was speaking inside, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
People gathered outside the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, watch President Donald Trump speak via a large monitor set up in the square. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
President Donald Trump welcomes Corey Spangler, left, to the podium to speak about on her past heart surgery at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
People clap as President Donald Trump takes the stage at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, where he was speaking, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
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Beverly Massironi, 74, (left) and Bug Megert, 69, cheer at the conclusion of President Donald Trump's speech at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, left, and wife Casey DeSantis waves to the crowd before President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
A supporter of President Donald Trump wears a large "Make A America Great Again" hat while in attendance at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
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Cynthia Doyle, 72, watches President Donald Trump's speech on a large monitor outside the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, where he was speaking, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Trump protestors chant from behind police on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
A man that identifies only as "Mr. Miller," spars with protestor, Jacob Niedojadlo, 19, as they wait for President Donald Trump's visit on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Cindy Johnson, 55, blocks a protester holding a sign outside, during a speech by President Donald Trump at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
"He let you down," shouts Jacob Niedojadlo, 19, from Leesburg, at pro-trump demonstrators on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 in The Villages. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order on Medicare Advantage while his supporters look on including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump, left, greets Casey DeSantis after giving a speech to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump arrives shakes hands with his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Florida on Thursday, October 3, 2019. OCTAVIO JONES | Times
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