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- Trump's first official rally for his 2024 presidential bid kicked off on Saturday in Waco, Texas.
- Some have been alarmed by the symbolic link between Trump and a deadly cult siege 30 years ago.
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told rallygoers he was responsible for the location. 'I picked Waco," he said.
Dan Patrick, the Republican leader local press has dubbed "Trump's man in Texas," told the rollicking crowd at the former president's first official rally for his 2024 presidential bid that he was the reason they were all there.