Chucky Dennison was escorted to the event seconds after he unfurled the banner, a makeshift sign written on a pillowcase for portability. Mr Dennison was seen on video being led away by a security guard as Mr Trump continued to address the crowd – it was unclear whether the president or others beyond those close to Mr Dennison had seen the banner. “Trump lost 3,000 jobs in Lordstown – and the 2020 election,” Dennison’s banner read. He told the Independent in an interview before the event that a personal connection had drawn him to Saturday’s rally. Now medically retired, Mr. Dennison worked at the Lordstown plant that was previously home to General Motors (GM) until it closed in 2019. A huge industrial complex that employed thousands of local people in well-paying union jobs, the non Lordstown’s 2019 apportionment devastated Northeast Ohio where it had been an integral part of the state’s economy for decades. Chuckie Dennison holds up his banner before attending Donald Trump’s rally in Youngstown, Ohio (John Bowden) Others at the rally were similarly angered by the plant’s closure, which ended a massive but steady infusion of capital into the local economy. “These people had mortgages. They had IRAs,” Mr Dennison said. Mr. Trump’s rally drew several thousand to the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, but is far from the first nationally recognized figure to make the pilgrimage. During the 2008 presidential election season, the factory itself was visited by three of the most important contenders for the White House – John McCain, Hillary Clinton and the eventual winner Barack Obama.
