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Nancy Ganem-Bond says she knew Donald Trump would become the 45th president of the United States the day he announced he would run. “When he walked down the escalator, I called it right from the beginning,” Ganem-Bond said. “I was like, ‘He’s going to run, he’s going to win, he’s going to do a great job.’ ” A Shapleigh resident and Scarborough native, Ganem-Bond, 54, has been on the Trump train for more than two years now, and on Friday it is taking her to Washington, where the man who she believes will lead America to greater prosperity will take the oath of office. She will be among dozens of Mainers, including high-profile politicians such as Maine Gov.