EVELETH, MINN. – Eveleth Mayor Bob Vlaisavljevich turned political heads at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night, saying as a life-long Democrat he’s supporting President Donald Trump.
Vlaisavljevich said Eveleth lost thousands of jobs and a generation of young people, thanks in part to steel dumping from China. Vlaisavljevich said they had lost hope until the election in 2016.
Vlaisavljevich said then “a straight-talking New Yorker burst onto the scene, promising to stand up to China…four years later the Iron Range is roaring back to life and we have one man to thank: President Donald Trump.”
The Trump campaign hopes to carry Minnesota in November. Vice President Mike Pence will visit Duluth on Friday.
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