About 100,000 folks flooded the Jersey Shore to attend former President Donald Trump’s rally in deep blue New Jersey on Saturday, based on official estimates.
A spokesman for the city of Wildwood, New Jersey, which hosted Trump’s rally, informed The Related Press that primarily based on watching the group and evaluating it to “dozens” of different occasions on the similar venue, he believed there have been between 80,000 and 100,000. Folks attend to see the Republican presidential nominee. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, Republican of New Jersey, referred to as the rally the most important political rally in state historical past.
“There’s lots of people right here,” Trump mentioned after taking the stage. “Folks, over 100,000 folks!”
“You may’t even see the top. I want we did not have the press right here … as a result of they cannot see behind,” the previous president added. “You already know, I all the time inform the press, ‘Flip your digital camera to indicate the viewers.’ They by no means do it. See, faux information.”
Wildwood is in New Jersey’s 2nd District, which Trump received in 2016 and 2020 after Barack Obama beforehand carried the district. A Republican candidate has not received New Jersey since George HW Bush took it in 1988, and up to now 4 presidential elections, the Democratic candidate has received the state by double digits. However Trump mentioned that will change in 2024.
“As you may see right this moment, we’re increasing the electoral map as a result of … we’ll win the state of New Jersey,” Trump mentioned. “I feel we’ll win all of them. Throughout America, thousands and thousands of individuals, in so-called blue states, are becoming a member of our motion primarily based on love, intelligence and customary sense.”
JUST IN: Trump crowd hits 100,000, breaks historic file in deep blue New Jersey pic.twitter.com/fVMKLCHedA
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Later throughout Trump’s rally, the previous president was joined on stage by former NFL greats Lawrence Taylor and Otis Anderson.
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“I grew up a Democrat, and I’ve all the time been a Democrat till I met this man right here,” Taylor mentioned, pointing to Trump. “He would not have to fret that nobody in my household will ever vote Democrat once more.”
President Trump invitations soccer greats Lawrence Taylor and Otis Anderson to stage in Wildwood, NJ pic.twitter.com/Z4ihpRBH5B
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North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum, a contender to be Trump’s operating mate, additionally attended Trump’s rally. Trump mentioned in the course of the speech touted Bergum’s expertise in expertise and referred to as him “unimaginable”, “simply be ready for something, simply be ready.”
The previous president shortly ripped into President Joe Biden throughout his speech, calling him an “fool” and saying, “I speak about him in a different way now as a result of the gloves are off.”
