Trump’s Most Iconic Campaign Tool Is Nowhere to Be Seen as He Languishes in NY Courtroom
Hitting the campaign trail for the first time during his New York criminal trial, former President Donald Trump told a group of his supporters on April 16 that the courtroom was affecting his ability to see the people.
“They want to keep me off the campaign trail, but based on what I am doing, I think there is more press here than if I went to a nice location,” Trump said.
Trump has hosted just a fraction of his famous campaign rallies during 2024 that he did in 2016, an analysis by the Daily Caller found. In 2016, from Jan. 1 to May 7, Trump held 132 rallies across 43 states. During the same date range in 2024, the former president has held just 24 rallies in 11 states.
Since April 15, when Trump’s court case in Manhattan began, only allowing him Wednesdays and weekends free, the former president has held just three rallies. Through the same time period in 2016, Trump conducted 28 rallies.
MASSIVE Trump Rally in New Jersey 🇺🇸
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 11, 2024
The former president was granted May 17 off from court, but he instead used the day to attend his son’s high school graduation. (Read more from “Trump’s Most Iconic Campaign Tool Is Nowhere to Be Seen as He Languishes in NY Courtroom” HERE)
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