{"blocks":[{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"VANDALIA, Ohio (WKEF) -- President Donald Trump is heading to the Miami Valley for a midterm campaign rally in Vandalia."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Trump is scheduled to appear Saturday, October 3 at the Butler-Vandalia Student Activity Center. According to the GOP's event page website, doors are scheduled to open at 3:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 5:30 p.m.."}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://dayton247now.com/resources/media2/16x9/4458/648/0x233/90/c71eaa5d-c7b4-4dcc-a0e0-e451b17329da-GettyImages2290065385.jpg"},"caption":"President Donald Trump is heading to the Miami Valley this weekend for a midterm campaign rally in Vandalia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The President's visit comes as he campaigns in support of Republican U.S. Senator Jon Husted, who is running against Democratic Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, according to AP."}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://dayton247now.com/resources/media2/16x9/5161/648/0x269/90/bbe6fac6-9aaf-46db-8fd0-f16b82828ce7-AP25099660408456.jpg"},"caption":"President Donald Trump is heading to the Miami Valley this weekend for a midterm campaign rally in Vandalia. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Husted was appointed by Governor Mike DeWine to the Senate seat previously held by Vice President JD Vance."}},{"id":"a50qnu16-fn7dxpbj","type":"embed","data":{"service":"twitter","source":"https://twitter.com/Interior/status/1880324852542038123","embed":"https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1880324852542038123","caption":""}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Before joining the Senate, Husted served as:"}},{"type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","items":["Ohio Lieutenant Governor","Secretary of State","State House Speaker","State lawmaker"]}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Brown previously served three terms in the U.S. Senate before losing his reelection bid to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024. He is seeking a return to the Senate in this year's election."}},{"type":"image","data":{"file":{"url":"https://dayton247now.com/resources/media2/16x9/5500/648/0x308/90/2cda9a84-66b0-493c-9a59-f84711d3060a-GettyImages2182296556.jpg"},"caption":"President Donald Trump is heading to the Miami Valley this weekend for a midterm campaign rally in Vandalia. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Associated Press reports Trump has said he plans to campaign in dozens of races ahead of the November midterm elections. His Ohio appearance follows scheduled stops in Oklahoma Thursday and Alabama Friday."}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Montgomery County Republican Party made a post and said that those interested in attending the Vandalia rally can register tickets through the GOP's event registration page."}},{"id":"loq7rdpt-5h1secdx","type":"embed","data":{"service":"facebook","source":"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMCOhioGOP%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0a6ZDppwSvrVMvqM6wEKLnn5ob2AtrFjDetMXoYfxmBnsGu2Zp7R1LoqXskqLgpqel&show_text=true&width=500","embed":"https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMCOhioGOP%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0a6ZDppwSvrVMvqM6wEKLnn5ob2AtrFjDetMXoYfxmBnsGu2Zp7R1LoqXskqLgpqel&show_text=true&width=500","caption":"","height":"546","width":"500"}},{"type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"We will continue to follow this developing story."}}]}

Tabitha Bartoe

President Trump to attend midterm campaign rally on Saturday in Vandalia, Ohio