Several Trump rallygoers hospitalized after being stranded in freezing temperatures
A Trump rally with unreliable transportation has left several people in the hospital.
On Tuesday night, thousands of President Trump's supporters gathered at the Omaha, Nebraska, airport for a campaign rally, with many bused in from distant parking lots. But when the speech ended and temperatures fell close to freezing, those buses didn't come back.
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