“Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 21 rally in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Lehigh Valley residents cited that remark as they participated in Oct. 17 “No Kings: Vote Early” rallies held at five locations across the region ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.
At a demonstration outside U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s (R-7th) district office at 1125 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. in Salisbury Township, participants expressed opposition to actions by the Trump administration and Republican members of Congress. Several criticized congressional support for the spending and tax legislation commonly referred to by supporters as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” arguing it reduced federal spending on some programs while providing tax benefits to higher-income earners…