Reporter’s notebook: a Hongkonger in Trump territory confuses the true believers

Looking at the sea of faces queued up to see Donald Trump at his rally in Concord, North Carolina on Thursday, you could be forgiven for thinking the United States is 100 per cent Caucasian.

A woman looked me up and down, apparently confused by my presence.

I had originally planned to record a video of the people waiting outside the venue. But a media colleague warned me that it might not be looked upon kindly, so I decided to simply wait patiently for the show to start with everyone else.

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I passed through a cursory security check - less stringent and friendlier than a third-tier airport - and I was in.