Crowd grows ahead of Trump appearance: A look at the line outside

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William Bingham, a delegate from Walton County, holds a Ron DeSantis flyer while in a growing line of Georgia Republicans arriving to to hear former President Donald Trump speak in Columbus.

The AJC’s Greg Bluestein reports: Proceedings inside the convention hall have ground to a halt amid security screens and delegate credentials ahead of Trump’s visit.

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