President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, visited Crotona Park in the Bronx, New York, on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. EDT to highlight the horrendous effects Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency has had on New York’s economy.

A rally for former President Donald Trump drew a large crowd at Crotona Park in the Bronx Thursday night.

NY1 reporters on scene said the turnout was in “in the thousands.”

What You Need To Know:

• Trump in 2020 won only 16% of the vote in the borough, which is considered a Democratic stronghold. Trump used a recess in the Bragg’s sham trial to campaign for support in his presidential bid.
• In his speech, Trump criticized the current state of the city. “Sadly, this is now a city in decline. Throughout my life, I’ve seen New York through good times and bad, through boom times and crime waves, through market crashes and terrorist attacks. But I’ve never seen it quite like this,” Trump said.
• The former president said he could “make New York City great again,” while touting his prior accomplishments in the city — such as helping build Wollman Rink in Central Park and the Javits Center — as a real estate developer.
• “Don’t worry, it gets positive,” Trump said. “Remember, we’re all winners. We’re going to win so big we’re going to make it [New York City] bigger and better than ever before.”
• Democrat politicians had previously voiced opposition to Trump’s stop in the Bronx, calling it a political stunt. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said it was a “fundraising tactic” in an interview on “Mornings on 1” Thursday.
• Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres said, “The only place in the Bronx where Donald Trump has any place being is Bronx Criminal Court.”
• In an interview on CNN Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York will never support Donald Trump for president. “We know him better than anyone, and that means we understand what he’s all about,” Hochul said. “If he wants to spend his time doing these made-up, fake rallies pretending there’s support here, be my guest.”

Governor Hochul Calls New Yorkers Who Turn Out for Trump Bronx Rally ‘Clowns’

By Vaughn Golden

Politicians from across the state reacted with outrage Friday to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul calling supporters of Donald Trump “clowns” after his massive Bronx rally Thursday, which drew a diverse array of supporters.

Hochul made the remarks while bragging to CNN’s Jake Tapper about her confidence in President Joe Biden’s electoral prospects in the Empire State.

“I’ll tell you what won’t make a difference at all Jake and that’s for Donald Trump to be the ringleader and invite all his clowns to a place like the Bronx,” Hochul said.

Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said Thursday on CNN’s “The Lead” that former President Donald Trump is wasting time in New York, which is “solidly behind Joe Biden,” while the president is “out there winning over the rest of the battleground states.”

Host Jake Tapper said, “So Donald Trump, former President Trump, he’s holding an event shortly in the Bronx in an effort to attract voters of color, Latinos and African-Americans. Historically, a loyal voting block for Democrats, especially African-Americans but the truth is this is, this is a sport, this is a politics of margins. What more to Democrats need to do to solidify and mobilize their base?”

Hochul said, “Well I’ll tell you, what won’t make a difference at all Jake, and that is for Donald Trump to be the ringleader and invite all his clowns to a place like the Bronx. New York will never, ever support Donald Trump for president. We know him better than anyone and that means we understand what he’s all about is just for himself. So this state will go solidly behind Joe Biden for president as it has in the past.”

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Pamela Geller

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DONALD TRUMP IN THE BRONX, NY: “It doesn’t matter whether you’re black or brown or white or whatever the hell color you are, it doesn’t matter. We are all Americans.”

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 23, 2024

BREAKING: Local Bronx officials already estimate the crowd at Trump’s rally to be between 25K – 30K. The number is growing exponentially. The capacity was 3,500

This is supposedly a Democrat stronghold 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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— George (@BehizyTweets) May 23, 2024

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