Right now Oklahoma City is preparing to host Donald Trump.
He's turned heads across the nation, and he's no stranger to controversy.
"He's a phenomenon that hasn't been seen in American politics in so long,” said Senator Shortey.
On Friday Republican front runner Donald Trump will make a historic stop in Oklahoma City at the state fair.
"We're just very excited about it and he's just excited to meet with regular people. It's just the most fun he has,” said Carol Hefner, a local campaign coordinator for Trump
This afternoon state Senator Ralph Shortey and Oklahoma Campaign Coordinator Carol Hefner told FOX 25 Trump's visit has been weeks in the making. They say Trump seized the opportunity to connect with Oklahoma voters.
"He really enjoys meeting with the people, coming to a conservative place he really enjoys our Senators and our Congressman. Everything with Donald Trump can be very fluid and spontaneous so we have to be ready to morph with that,” said Hefner.
Shortey and Hefner say Trump's traditional values hit home, and he's a GOP candidate the Sooner State could get behind.
"The things that they're upset with about the country, the things that they say are great about the country; he says those that we believe. Donald Trump is honest, truthful, and he just lays it out there,” said Senator Shortey.
They say so far the numbers show he has the support; within a few hours of Trump's announcement more than 2,000 people responded online that they plan on attending. Trump's campaign expects more than 5,000 people to RSVP by this morning, which they say is a win/win for everyone involved.
"It's going to be benefit to the state fair of Oklahoma which is just a great symbiotic relationship. Having him here, having him drive up those ticket sales, it's going to be huge,” said Hefner.
Trump is set to speak at 5:30. While it is free, they're asking people to rsvp for trump's rally online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/donald-j-trump-at-the-oklahoma-state-fair-tickets-18701802595
