Roads will be closed, lines will be long and Donald Trump’s large conservative base in Tennessee will be exuberant as Chattanooga welcomes a sitting president for the first time in five years.
Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to attend a rally at McKenzie Arena on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus Sunday evening, marking a rare joint appearance for a sitting president and vice president.
Here are five things to know:
1. Why they’re coming
Trump is on an 11-city, eight-state “Make America Great Again” tour over six days leading up to Tuesday’s election. Trump and Pence are expected to urge attendees to vote for Republicans Marsha Blackburn – running for Bob Corker’s U.S. Senate seat – and Chuck Fleischmann – the U.S. representative for Tennessee’s 3rd District. Blackburn is in a hotly contested race with former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen. It is the most expensive political race in Tennessee history.