NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is set to rally Thursday evening in the Bronx, one of the bluest counties in the country, as he seeks to win over minority voters disenchanted by President Joe Biden.
The event in the rolling 130-acre Crotona Park will be situated in a neighborhood composed of predominantly Hispanic and black residents, a stark change from Trump’s typically majority-white rally sites.
“Heading for New York for the Big Rally in the South Bronx. It’s been 50 years since such a thing as this has taken place. We are going to Make New York Great Again!!!” Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, wrote on Truth Social ahead of the event.
Trump’s appearance also comes during a weeklong pause in his criminal trial, which has taken place for six weeks
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