‘He’s not a quitter’: faithful out in force as Trump gets back to the campaign trail

Thousands of adoring fans turned out in Ohio to remind America that Trump's cult of personality never went away

There were raucous cheers and boos. There were Secret Service agents and metal detectors, food trailers in long grass and loudspeakers booming songs by Elton John and Dolly Parton. There were flags, hats, and T-shirts proclaiming Donald Trump the true winner of the 2020 election - or the man to beat in 2024.

And flying overhead was a small plane trailing a banner that proclaimed: Ohio is Trump country."