Wisconsin. was in La Crosse last night for
a town hall event. “Here& Now” reporter Steven Potter was there
and has this report. Reporter >> We love our country. We love
our country. No way. It's amazing and it's a great
country, but we have to take it back.
>> In an uncharacteristically short campaign event of just
over 30 minutes, Donald Trump returned to Wisconsin and the
city of La Crosse Thursday night to again make his case for the
presidency. back, and we're going to make it
healthy and beautiful and better than ever.
>> With most arriving early in the morning, thousands stood in
long lines outside the La Crosse center, hoping they'd get a
seat. Trump superfan Stella Guy arrived a full day early. She
was the first person in line. >> I got here last night about 4
p.m, and I've been here ever since. I've stayed out all night
long and I'm ready to see him today.
stance and specific issues? Do you support,
>> the wall being built, he bring our taxes down, help our
economy. Our economy out. I mean, he's just for everything.
>> These were issues that also resonated with Onalaska resident
Cheryl Huskamp. >> I'm against what happened at
the border. I'm. We need our economy to turn around. And, it
doesn't look like the Democrats are going to do that. Our
country needs to run as a business, pay our bills, pay our
debt, take care of American people first.
>> In all, more than 7000 attendees made it into the aren.
Unlike other Trump campaign rallies, yesterday's event was
billed as a town hall where he was joined on stage by a
moderator and took questions from pre-selected crowd members.
>> What's your plan to make life more affordable and bring down
inflation for someone like me? >> It's probably the question I
get most. You know, they say you're going to vote with your
stomach. I don't know if you've heard it, but it's a little bit
true. And groceries, food has gone up at levels that nobody's
ever seen before. >> Another of only a handful of
questions asked Thursday night was about immigration.
immigration is threatening opportunities for my children. I
worry that it's taking away jobs from Americans. I'm wondering
what will you do about that? >> Though he didn't get into
specifics, Trump ultimately said he would find a way to fix
immigration issues. never seen before. They're
coming in by millions and millions, and a lot of them are
taking the jobs for the black population, the Hispanic
population and unions are going to be very badly affected.
>> And he made more promises. >> So we're going to win this
election. We're going to turn this country around. We're going
to become an unbelievable growth country. And your boy is going
to have the greatest job. >> And Democrats said not to
believe any of it and urged voters to vote for Trump's
opponent. in this race to put forward a
plan that would actually lower costs for working families in
the heart of a Democratic city, in a swing state.
>> Trump also made an eyebrow raising promise to cover the
cost of in vitro fertilization. >> The government is going to
pay for it, or we're going to get or mandate your insurance
company to pay for it, which is going to be great. We're going
to do that. >> With that, Trump's short
campaign stop made big government waves with the
announcement that in vitro fertilization would be funded by
taxpayers, or a mandate on private insurance to cover it,
something that Democrats called unserious. Reporting from La