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By Carl Campanile
Published May 20, 2024, 1:58 p.m. ET
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Donald Trump can expect both cheers and jeers Thursday night when he holds a campaign rally in the
Bronx , with Democrats and liberal activists planning a counter-demonstration at the other end of Crotona
Park from the 45th president’s event.
Democratic Assemblywoman Amanda Septimo and civil rights activist Kirsten John Foy told The Post PGA Championship winner's wife
Monday they don’t want Trump and his views on issues such as immigration to go unchallenged in the 'blacking out' after husband's first
major victory
deep-blue borough, so they organized counter-programming.
“Trump is the antithesis of what the Bronx stands for,” Septimo said. 30,677
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Foy, a minister and civil rights activist who heads the Arc of Justice organization, added: “This man is on
trial in the media capital of the world. He’s trying to deflect attention from the trial.
“Trump coming to the Bronx is hubris. His rally is a publicity stunt to change the narrative. It’s silly.”
Members of the Democratic and Working Families Party, pro-immigration advocates and union activists
will be part of the anti-Trump rally.
“Trump is the antithesis of what the Bronx stands for,” Amanda Septimo said.
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Both Septimo and Foy acknowledged that Trump is aggressively pushing to make inroads among
blackand Latino voters , and that inflation is an issue.
Polls show that Trump has gained some traction while President Biden is lagging among core black and
brown constituencies.
But Biden’s policies, Foy insisted, have created thousands of jobs.
By contrast, in Septimo’s words, “Trump is the enemy.”
The Trump campaign has received a permit for up to 3,500 spectators to attend Thursday’s rally, and one
political insider said it would be embarrassing for Democrats if Trump supporters outnumber the counter-
The 45th president drew an estimated crowd of 100,000 backers at a rally in Wildwood, NJ, last week .
One wild card for Thursday is the weather — showers and thunderstorms are forecast for the evening
hours, when both rallies are scheduled.
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The only jobs Joe has created are federal, drain on the tax payer jobs, all his other “created”
are just jobs returning from the pandemic closures.
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SteveInPa
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As an immigrant who came here legally and doesn't live off of the government, Trump is
what immigrants want.
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Mitch Cumstein
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Amen, keep telling your story and Gd Bless!
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Frank Lucas
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Shhhh, you can't say that out loud here. It makes the leftists all angsty.
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SeaDen
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“Trump is the antithesis of what the Bronx stands for,” Septimo said.''
Good to know. President Trump is promoting energy independence, a secure border, individual
lower taxes, better jobs, a strong military and to be respected throughout the world.
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