Posted on 05/23/2024 7:37:51 PM PDT by conservative98
NEW YORK – Former President Donald Trump has broken political norms by visiting one of the most deep-blue areas in New York City, a town not necessarily known for its kindness to Republicans.
Trump rallied a crowd of what his campaign estimated to be 25,000 supporters at Crotona Park in the Bronx on Thursday, far more than the initial 3,500 it said were expected to attend. Those numbers appeared to also include those lined up outside the event – who waited hours for a shot at getting inside even after the event began.
"I'm here tonight to declare we are going to turn New York City around, and we are going to turn it around very, very quickly," Trump said after taking the stage, vowing to bring back safety and better schools to the city. "We are going to make New York bigger, better and greater than ever before."
Trump praised the history of New York, but lamented that it was "now a city in decline."
"I've never seen it quite like this," he said, noting the violent crime taking place on subways and homeless encampments across the city.
Trump went on to rail against President Biden, saying he wasn't "getting the job done" for the people of the Bronx, and that he was "grossly incompetent."
"If a New Yorker can't save this city, no one can," Trump declared to loud cheers. "Who said we're not going to win New York?"
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Critics planned a counter protest to the massive rally, with the Bronx Democratic Party holding their own event in the same park. Fox News Digital noticed a small group of about a few hundred protesters outside the event, but police cleared them out with no massive disruption.
They left before the end of Trump’s remarks, and late-arriving Trump fans could be seen sprinting up the hill after making their way through security to try and catch a glimpse of the 45th president....
What’s REALLY DIFFICULT for the media is trying to get a crowd shot without nearly half of the people being blacks. They’ll likely have to use file footage from earlier rallies, in more traditional White areas.
ONE OF HIS BEST>>>>>>>>> B E S T speeches ever.
Even Faux News is confirming 25,000!!
Watched the rerun on RSBN and it was good. Gave me lots of hope. 👍
How long before the leftist media comes out and says “It was only 25 people, everyone is gaslighting you about there being a big crowd”?
The media hates the truth - that Trump wants to make America great for ALL Americans.
I liked the man who identified as a ‘Black Puerto Rican kinky haired’ man - was his name Diaz? - who said that AOC was a false prophet, and that God wanted Trump in the Bronx tonight.
Great rally.
Biden has attracted over 10 million supporters across the border!!
Look at that narrowly focused photo on the right of the NY Post article. They absolutely couldn’t show any black people.
How many times have many of us here said the same thing? lol 😂
What I mainly noticed tonight is that he looks more fit and in better health than he even did when he was President.
Raul Diaz IIRC. Democrat as well.
I think it’s Ruben Diaz.
He did well.
MSNBC has their very stupid article up and ABC, CBS, CNN and the rest of the leftwing media continue to ignore the rally like it never happened. Leftwing media hates New York and hates America. Ignore them all.
"Google, show me Trump's Bronx rally" and you get a picture of a Klan rally.
BTTT
“Maybe they can get Google to turn their AI backwards to turn black people white. “Google, show me Trump’s Bronx rally” and you get a picture of a Klan rally.”
LOL, don’t put it past them!
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