President Donald Trump came to the Midland-Odessa area on Wednesday for a venue that has historically become an important campaign stop for Republican presidential candidates. It was Trump’s 16th stop in Texas since his inauguration. The president could feel comfortable that he was among friends in one of the “reddest” regions of the state. To Seminole Mayor John Belcher, Trump’s more relaxed, less defensive demeanor was palpable. Belcher was one of about a dozen city and county officials in the Permian Basin who received invitations. The Seminole mayor initially assumed that the gathering had perhaps been organized by Lubbock Rep. Jodey Arrington ...