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KINGSTON &mdash; Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani made a stop at Luzerne County&rsquo;s Republican Party headquarters Saturday to stump for President Donald Trump with Election Day just over three weeks away.
				A massive, frenzied crowd of Trump supporters took over the sidewalk outside of the GOP&rsquo;s Wyoming Avenue location with signs, flags, buttons, hats and more as Giuliani, flanked by U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Dallas) and Congressional hopeful Jim Bognet, took center stage to address the crowd. It was all part of a &ldquo;Canvass Kickoff&rdquo; event hosted by President Trump&rsquo;s campaign for reelection.
				&ldquo;Luzerne County did it for Trump four years ago, and you&rsquo;re going to do it again,&rdquo; Giuliani said, to the roaring approval of the crowd.
				This promise echoed much of what Meuser and Bognet said as openers for the former mayor of New York City.
				&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll do my best Joe Namath impersonation for you: President Trump will win Pennsylvania, I guarantee it,&rdquo; Meuser said in his opening remarks.
				Meuser&rsquo;s been making the rounds across Pennsylvania to campaign for President Trump over the last few months, and he made sure to note the enthusiasm that he&rsquo;s seen all over the state for the president.
				&ldquo;The enthusiasm is unmatched in Pennsylvania,&rdquo; Meuser said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing like it.&rdquo;
				People started gathering outside well before Giuliani&rsquo;s scheduled 12:30 p.m. arrival. Some chanted at the cars passing by, while others climbed up on the short wall to watch for any sign of Giuliani. Temperature checks were required to be on site.
				&ldquo;I&rsquo;m so excited to see the mayor,&rdquo; said Jonna Desilva, an Edwardsville resident who brought a pair of signs supporting the Trump/Pence ticket. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m praying for them, I know it&rsquo;s going to be close around here.&rdquo;
				Desilva also mentioned her fears of voter fraud, asking &ldquo;how will we know who won when they&rsquo;re finding ballots in the trash?&rdquo;
				These fears were stoked by Giuliani many times throughout his remarks.
				&ldquo;The Democrats are going to cheat, we all know that,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We just have to be even better.&rdquo;
				The former mayor and personal lawyer to Trump touched on just about every talking point and issue that have come up over the course of this election process: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris&rsquo;s agenda, the economy, Biden&rsquo;s physical and mental fitness and his record of public service.
				He also attacked Biden on a number of levels, calling Biden&rsquo;s son Hunter &ldquo;a drug addict&rdquo; and questioning his Catholic faith by saying that Biden &ldquo;sold out over the last four months. &#8230; He never would have wanted public funding of abortion for 47 years, and now he&rsquo;s all for it.&rdquo;
				Giuliani asserted that President Trump &ldquo;is as strong as an ox&rdquo; and &ldquo;loves Pennsylvania.&rdquo;
				Before arriving in Kingston on Saturday, Giuliani made stops in Stroudsburg and Clarks Summit.

Giuliani campaigns for Trump in Kingston