Posted on 05/22/2024 8:58:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a campaign rally in the South Bronx on Thursday, an audacious statement of intent in a borough that hasn’t backed a Republican for the White House in 100 years.
Not since Calvin Coolidge won every Empire State county in 1920 and 1924 has a GOP candidate won the Bronx and Trump is unlikely to break that trend — having failed to reach 10% support in 2016 and barely reaching 15% four years ago.
“The park only holds a couple thousand people. So this is certainly not going to be a Wildwood. But you know what, President Trump is certainly not afraid to show up,” Trump campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez told The Post.
“We’ve been able to utilize the city, whether it’s a Democrat stronghold like the bodega in Harlem, you saw the support, whether it’s showing up at a Teamsters construction site one morning, the president had broad support, even in places that you traditionally consider Democrat strongholds.”
“While he is in court, we are using New York City as a backdrop,” Alvarez went on, noting that Trump often speaks to the media outside the courtroom and also does interviews from Trump Tower four times a week during proceedings.
“More than anything, it’s about creating a ready made media moment for the campaign,” one Trump ally argued. “No one is better than Donald Trump at creating a spectacle for the media to slop up.”
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” added another source close to the campaign.
“President Trump is taking advantage of being stuck in New York by holding a rally that will surely highlight how Joe Biden has failed Bronx residents with inflation and the open border. The nation’s biggest outlets are headquartered in NYC.
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It’s definitely a shot across the bow of the eff-Joe Biden campaign. I love it!
A prediction.
When they talk about the size of the crowd the media will point out that even the German-American Bund filled Madison Square Garden for their rally in 1939, and will compare the Trump rally with it.
You just watch!
The Gateway Pundit will Broadcast Live Today at President Trump’s Bronx Rally – With Surprise Guest – Starting at 2 PM ET
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/dont-forget-gateway-pundit-will-broadcast-live-today/
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