Pro-Trump boat rally on Lake Travis expected to draw thousands Saturday, organizers say

A boat parade in support of President Donald Trump is expected to bring out thousands of people to Lake Travis on Saturday, according to an organizer of the event.

In recent months, Trump supporters who own boats across the country have been meeting up to hold large political rallies on water.

Pacey Chynow, who began organizing a similar gathering for people in the area around June, said the Facebook page for the event has garnered more than 7,000 responses.

“I never anticipated it becoming as big as it is. This is the silent majority and the people here speaking,” Chynow said. “I figured we would have about a hundred boats. Next thing you know, you have somebody saying ‘Hey I have a helicopter,’ and ‘Hey I’m a jumper and I think I can get four to five other jumpers.’”

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