{"id":19007,"date":"2024-05-12T12:48:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/12\/trump-supporters-flock-to-massive-new-jersey-campaign-rally-to-hear-former-president-speak-amid-ongoing-trials\/"},"modified":"2024-05-12T12:48:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:48:06","slug":"trump-supporters-flock-to-massive-new-jersey-campaign-rally-to-hear-former-president-speak-amid-ongoing-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/12\/trump-supporters-flock-to-massive-new-jersey-campaign-rally-to-hear-former-president-speak-amid-ongoing-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump supporters flock to massive New Jersey campaign rally to hear former president speak amid ongoing trials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supporters of Donald Trump came out in droves Saturday to hear the former president speak at a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, as the GOP front-runner faces ongoing trials in New York, D.C., Georgia, and Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rally was expected to draw more than 40,000 supporters. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., who spoke ahead of Trump, dubbed it the largest political rally in the state of New Jersey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many attendees who spoke to Fox News said they believe Trump could flip the Garden State in November, when he hopes to take back the White House for a second term.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rod Delaine, an Amazon factory worker in Staten Island who lives in New Jersey, told Fox News Digital he drove nearly two-and-a-half hours to attend the rally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A New Jersey schoolteacher who identified herself as Anna, said she was motivated to attend because of the state of the economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another supporter, who identified himself as Carlos, said he believed the country needed to go back to the way things were under the former president.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I think this country needs to change \u2014 although, we already know what Trump\u2019s all about. So, that change is just going to come right back to us because that\u2019s what we need,\u2019 Carlos said. \u2018We need Trump because I don\u2019t think Biden is just getting the job done right now. Some of it\u2019s his fault. Some of it is probably the people around him. But I think we need Trump back to get this country back to where it needs to be.\u2019<\/p>\n

Asked about Trump\u2019s prospect in November, Carlos pointed to the large crowd gathering and said: \u2018Take a look.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018There\u2019s probably about six to 7,000 people waiting online and probably more. [The line] goes all the way back to the entrance. So, you\u2019re looking at 35- to 40,000 people at this venue right now,\u2019 he said, noting that some people had been waiting since Thursday for the venue to open.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another attendee, who identified himself as \u2018Frank from PA,\u2019 owns a small landscaping business. He told Fox News Digital his struggling business was a huge factor in supporting Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Finding help is hard. And the cost of fuel and everything has just been outrageous,\u2019 he said, adding that gas has gone up \u2018exponentially\u2019 under the Biden administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m looking forward to things turning around and getting better again,\u2019 he said. \u2018The majority of people that I know in my industry are not fans of Biden, because they\u2019re struggling just like I am.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another attendee, who identified herself as Lucille from Forked River, New Jersey, said she felt \u2018hopeful\u2019 about the 2024 election. Asked what her biggest concern was this election season, she said: \u2018Immigration\u2019 and \u2018closing the borders.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Everything else will fall into place,\u2019 she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two other attendees \u2013 Ronnie Felino and Kate Statlin from New Jersey \u2013 told Fox News Digital, \u2018we need him back.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Felino said the border topped her list of concerns. She said she was \u2018absolutely terrified\u2019 and \u2018we need to get this under control.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another attendee named Lisa Stelling, who drove from Westcheester County, New York, described herself as a \u2018convert,\u2019 despite having come from a long line of liberals in her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s just like, something overnight shifted in the culture that I didn\u2019t realize,\u2019 she said. \u2018I was taking stuff at face value and the minute the walls came crumbling down, I just started [going] deep into everything.\u2019 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0She argued that there many others like her whom she dubbed the \u2018silent majority.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018The secret to Donald Trump winning this year is that there are a whole bunch of silent majority Trump supporters who hiding in the shadows because of all the nonsense that happened,\u2019 she said. \u2018They\u2019re going to come out and they going to vote big time.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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