memeorandum: Trio of South Carolina Republicans to attend Trump rally tonight (Jillian Frankel/NBC News)

3:20 PM ET, January 20, 2024

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Jillian Frankel / NBC News:

Trio of South Carolina Republicans to attend Trump rally tonight — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and two Republican members of the state's congressional delegation, Reps. Russell Fry and William Timmons, will attend Trump's rally tonight in Manchester, according to three sources familiar with their travel plans.

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