Trump teams up with Vance to try and swing Democrat-leaning state

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump greets Republican vice presidential candidate Senator JD Vance before speaking at a campaign rally (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that has not backed a Republican candidate for the White House since 1972.

The rally in St Cloud, Minnesota, was designed as a sign of the campaign’s bullishness about its prospects across the Midwest, particularly when President Joe Biden was showing signs of weakness ahead of his decision to exit the campaign.