Donald Trump Jr. arrived in Troy at 5:45 PM on November 6 after a campaign stop in Urbana prior to catching a flight to another undisclosed location. It was clear from the atmosphere at his meeting at the Trojan Horse Bistro & Bar that those in attendance were already supporters of Trump’s father. His 15 minute speech to around 150 gathered guests underscored many of the ideals espoused by the Trump campaign: anti-establishment, fiscal responsibility and social conservatism. The crowd was very responsive and interacted with Trump, chanting and shouting their assent to statements made throughout his address.

Trump was introduced by Congressman Warren Davidson and Troy City Commissioner and Republican Party Chairman, Bud O’Brien. Both men were adamant about encouraging people to vote. “We’re in the home stretch but we cannot stop now,” O’Brien said. “Don’t believe a poll you read, in our favor or not in our favor. You never know what could happen on Election Day.”

Trump’s speech was a similar call to action:

“We have a unique opportunity here. We have an opportunity to put someone in the White House who is not a part of the problem, someone who hasn’t been the person to put us in this mess. I’m not talking about Congressman Davidson because he’s only been there a few weeks. So he’s not a part of the problem but so many of these politicians are. As conservative as I am, I’ll admit the problem is actually on both sides of the aisle. When our founding fathers drafted the constitution, they never envisioned a political class that would sit in one spot for 40 years, doing nothing other than giving contracts to their buddies, getting friends, telling you how to run your business from the comforts of their air conditioned offices in the Beltway. That’s what we’re fighting against. If we were all fighting against one candidate, one policy versus another, one track record versus another, then this thing would have been over a long time ago. But that’s not how this works. We’re fighting against the media elite. We’re fighting against the political elite on both sides that have been there for a long time. We’re fighting against the Wall Street elite. Ironically, the rich guy from New York is fighting against even that because all those people have gotten really rich in the last few decades. And they know that if someone goes in there to drain the swamp, that system that they have manipulated so well in their favor is gone for the benefit of you. And that’s what my father is doing this for.

He’s doing this for you. Because guess what? He doesn’t need this job. He could do pretty well sitting at home, maybe go play some golf, spending some time with his kids, his eight grandkids and enjoy life. Instead he puts himself into this brutal process and it is a brutal process. I’ve gotten to experience it over the last 18 months. I say the last 18 months has been the longest 10 years of my life. But that’s what it is because we’re not just competing against a candidate. We’re competing against all those establishment institutions. And in your lifetimes, there are some people in here are quite a bit younger than me and those who are quite a bit older than me but I don’t think in anyone’s lifetime we’ve seen someone from outside the system take on the office of the presidency. That’s a unique opportunity. We’re not going to see that too often because not too many people would step up.

In terms of service, this is my father’s service to his country. This is how he feels he can best do this. He loves this country and he loves everything that it stands for. He loves the American Dream. He wants to make sure that all of you, every American of every ethnicity and every background has the same opportunity to actually live that American Dream, to be able to start a great family, to be able to run and operate a great business without government in every aspect of your lives. That’s what he’s doing this for. It’s why I’ve been involved…”

Further remarks were made concerning health care costs, job creation, education, the national debt, and the Supreme Court appointments. In response to a question concerning the importance of this particular election over others, Trump said that this is about the future of our children and families. “I still have to make sure I leave this country better than I received it and this is the first generation, mine, that we feel like we’re better off than our parent’s generation but our kids are not going to be better off than us. That’s not acceptable… We’ve allowed the bloat of bureaucracy and inefficiency, the debt, the abuse to take over and more importantly, we’ve not held anyone accountable for it.”

Regarding recent reports that the FBI probe has discontinued the case concerning Hillary Clinton’s lost emails, Trump said “It’s clear that the system is at work here. It has not served us well. We’re here to send a message to Washington D.C. We’re not going to take it anymore.”

When asked about how Trump Sr. has conducted his campaign, Trump Jr. said, “This isn’t about one man. I call it a movement and not a campaign anymore because that’s what this is.” He listed various meetings and responses of people who have expressed gratitude for the Trump platform. The primary message now being expressed by Trump and other GOP leaders at the event is to go vote.

In closing remarks Trump said, “For me, it’s been an honor to be in the fight. It’s been an honor and the most humbling experience of my life to be a part of this process.”

The Trump Women's Train was scheduled to be at K's Hamburgers on Friday afternoon, but time constraints did not allow that visit to happen.

While we were waiting, we met Allison Durco, a Columbus resident, who came to Troy to meet with the Trump campaign. Her daughter, Reese, had made a card for Trump and she wanted to present it to the campaign hoping that it would be delivered to the candidate.

Durco is pictured with her other daughter, Reagan.