“What the hell am I doing in Tennessee?” President Donald Trump asked the crowd of several thousand supporters on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Clarksville’s F&M Bank Arena, which was about three-quarters full, including floor seating at its height.
“Sometimes it's nice to go to a place where you don't have to be, but you're there to say thank you to the great people that elected you three separate times," a reference to his three presidential campaigns, one of which he lost, though Tennessee did vote majority Republican in that 2020 race.
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Trump supporter Annette Van Dyck stands in outside F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville ahead of Trump's rally for Tennessee Republicans.
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PHOTOS: Trump rallies for Republicans in Clarksville
Trump supporters line up ahead of Pres. Donald Trump's midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Pres. Donald Trump speaks at a midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Trump supporters line up ahead of Pres. Donald Trump's midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Pres. Donald Trump speaks at a midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Trump supporter Annette Van Dyck stands in outside F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville ahead of Trump's rally for Tennessee Republicans.
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Pres. Donald Trump speaks at a midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Sen. Bill Hagerty gives a thumbs up during a speech by Pres. Donald Trump speaks at a midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Pres. Donald Trump dances during a midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Pres. Donald Trump pats Sen. Bill Hagerty on the back during a midterm election rally in Clarksville's F&M Bank Arena, Oct. 10, 2026.
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