BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lined up Thursday for hours clamoring for a seat at a Vermont theatre to hear the Republican front-runner speak.
More than 100 people were already in line by midday with over seven hours to go before the event kicked off. More than 20,000 tickets were distributed for free to the Burlington event in a theater with only 1,400 seats, according to police.
Ezra Schwartz's body was buried in the United States. But the way his family sees it, his soul remains in Israel.
"The goal was to come and see the places that Ezra was, where he hung out, what he enjoyed, how he spent his time with his friends, as a way to feel closer to him. He was here for two-and-a-half months and we weren't with him," said Ezra's mother Ruth Schwartz on Dec. 30, just before she and her family members planted trees at Israel's Yad Kennedy memorial in honor of their son and brother.
