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Chanting ‘Lock her up!’, honking horns Villagers in golf carts rally for Trump

Chanting “Lock her up!” and honking their horns, about 200 golf carts made their way through The Villages on Tuesday in a bid to whip up support for Donald Trump.

Watch video of the rally here:

Wearing matching “I’m A Hillary Deplorable” shirts, Bob and Ellie Rowland of the Village of Sabal arrived at the rally point at the parking of Barnes & Noble at Lake Sumter Landing.

"Deplorables" Ellie and Bob Rowland of Sabal Chase put a basket on top of their golf cart.
“Deplorables” Ellie and Bob Rowland of Sabal Chase put a basket on top of their golf cart.

They even put a basket on top of their golf cart, in honor of Hillary Clinton’s now-famous utterance, “Basket of deplorables.”

Sherrie Hyer played Hillary Clinton.
Sherrie Hyer played Hillary Clinton.

While they were having fun with it at the rally, the couple said they were “disgusted” by what Clinton had called them.

“I could not believe in a million years that she would say something like that,” Ellie Rowland said.

Meanwhile, Sherrie Hyer, dressed as Clinton in an orange prison jumpsuit, inspired chants of “Lock her up!” wherever she went.

Stan Swies, dressed up as Trump, rode prominently in the parade, drawing many double-takes from onlookers.

The procession went around Market Square at Lake Sumter Landing, across the Morse Boulevard bridge, around Spanish Springs Town Square and returned to Market Square for a second lap.

Many who encountered the caravan gave a thumps up.

The next rally is set for 4:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Lake Miona Recreation Center.

Stan Swies of the Village of Palo Alto took on the role of Donald Trump.
Stan Swies of the Village of Palo Alto took on the role of Donald Trump.

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