Former President Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in the South Bronx next week, his first large rally of supporters in his home country since his first bid for the White House, following a record-breaking event at the Jersey Shore. will be held.
The May 23 rally will be held at Crotona Park at 6 p.m., and the Trump campaign has permission for up to 3,500 people to attend, the campaign announced Friday.
Trump, 77, is expected to speak about the Empire State’s economy, crime rates and immigration crisis. It is believed to be his first rally in his home country since Buffalo in 2016.
“New Yorkers are suffering greatly because of Mr. Biden’s failed policies,” Team Trump said in a statement.
He continued, “Biden has destroyed the Empire State, which is close to President Trump’s heart.”
“President Trump will ease economic pressure on households and restore law and order to New York!”
The Trump campaign has cited the double-digit percentage increase in homicide and assault rates in New York state since 2019, and the rise in prices in the state since Biden (81) took office. He emphasized that.
“We can make America great again by tackling illegality head-on, ending the endless flow of illegal immigrants across our southern border, and reversing the effects of inflation by restoring people’s wealth.” The statement concluded.
Trump, a native New Yorker, officially moved to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in 2019, as he is on trial for allegedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. , has been visiting Manhattan frequently recently.
The former president made at least two public stops in the Big Apple with his 2024 campaign after court.
On April 16, the day after the trial began, President Trump visited a Harlem shopping district where store clerk Jose Alba was charged with murder for stabbing to death an assailant who had tried to attack him behind the counter. In the end, the murder charge was dropped.
During the event, a large crowd of Trump supporters descended on the outside of the warehouse.
A few weeks later, on May 2, Trump and his campaign team delivered pizza to a Manhattan fire station after their day in court.
On Saturday, President Trump held a rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, which drew an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people, a record number for a political rally in the Garden State.
April Siena College Poll Biden held a 10-point lead over Trump in the Empire State.
Biden also has a lead in New Jersey, according to poll results. emerson college poll In the March election, the incumbent had a 7 point lead.
