WATCH LIVE: Trump holding campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver Saturday evening remarks in Wilmington, North Carolina, a critical swing state. This will be his first campaign event since the hush money trial began in New York City this week.

Trump is expected to begin speaking at 7 p.m.

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Trump won North Carolina by just 1 percentage point over President Joe Biden in 2020, yet Democrats and the president’s reelection campaign believe the state is in play in 2024 following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which overturned federal abortion protections outlined in Roe v. Wade.