President Donald Trump’s rally on Friday followed a familiar plan: He entered to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA,” promoted GOP candidates, bashed his predecessor and implored the audience to vote Republican in the midterm elections.

The Trumps are set to visit Fort Bragg on Friday. At least one protest against the president is planned for the same day in Fayetteville.

Watch live coverage as President Trump and first lady Melania Trump travel to North Carolina to visit with and deliver remarks to military families at Fort Bragg.

Addressing soldiers and their families at Ft. Bragg, one of the world's largest military bases, Trump declared, "Your commander in chief supports you totally."

President Donald Trump headed to North Carolina on Friday where he planned to honor members of the special forces who stormed into Venezuela last month and whisked away Nicolás Maduro, the leader of the South American country,

US President Donald Trump will meet on Friday with the special forces soldiers who captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a deadly raid in Caracas in January.