Looking to hold onto his lead four days before the South Carolina primary, Donald Trump invited a pair of supporters onstage in North Augusta, South Carolina, at a rally on Tuesday to deliver testimonials about how important he is to America.
The two men were invited up after Trump said they helped remove a protester.
“That was so great. Who was the person who did that? Put up your hand, put up your hand. Bring that person up here. I love that,” Trump said.
“I’ve got two tours of Iraq, I’m a Richland County deputy,” said one supporter who took the stage, before he was interrupted by loud cheers and chants of “U.S.A.” “If it wasn’t for Mr. Trump right here, I don’t think any of us would have the voice we have. This is the only man that’s really going to bring America back.”
Trump then brought the supporter in for a handshake and a hug before he left the stage.
Recent polling shows Trump ahead in South Carolina, but he is facing a strong challenge from a winnowed pack of Republican candidates, including Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.
He’s also recently pledged to run a campaign of “great optimism.”
He recently took down an ad airing in South Carolina that criticized Cruz on immigration and replaced it with a positive spot supporting his candidacy.