Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Waukesha on Wednesday for his presidential campaign's second rally in Wisconsin. He is scheduled to speak at the Waukesha County Expo Center starting at 2 p.m.
Trump's visit comes on the heels of the latest poll from Marquette University School of Law, which shows Trump leading President Joe Biden by 2 percentage points within the margin of error. It was done. Wisconsin is one of the few battleground states that will decide the next presidential election.
Trump last visited Wisconsin on April 2nd, when he held an event in Green Bay. The Waukesha rally will be Trump's first campaign event since the hush money trial began in Manhattan.
Here's what you need to know about the event. Be sure to refresh your browser to get the latest updates.
Milwaukee protest organizers condemn President Trump's visit
On Milwaukee's south side, Voces de la Frontera organizers and supporters gathered as they have marched for immigrant rights for nearly two decades. But President Trump's visit to Waukesha was not ignored by organizers.
“We are not welcome in Wisconsin,” said Christine Newman Ortiz, executive director of Voces. “You are a real threat to our democracy. You orchestrated a failed coup with your corrupt supporters and white supremacists. We reject your racist platform that promises diaspora.”
And while President Trump's visit garnered attention from organizers, it also drew attention to protest encampments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Students on these campuses and others across the country are organizing demonstrations against the university's involvement with the Israeli government and the Israeli government's actions against Palestinians in Gaza.
Omar Flores, co-chair of the Coalition Marching at the RNC, said the police response to the encampment “will inform how the police will treat us during the RNC.”
“The City of Milwaukee and neighboring municipalities will be rolling out the red carpet for the Republican Party and its hateful policies, and our residents will do everything in their power to reject hate in their communities,” Flores said. Ta.
However, the Biden administration has received some criticism from activists for supporting Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians.
“The U.S. government found $26 billion to fund Israel's bombing of Gaza and the destruction of more than 30 hospitals, but found it unable to find the funds to keep the maternity ward open here in Milwaukee. '' said Dr. Roa Cato, gynecologist and co-leader. Milwaukee Chapter of Palestine Health Workers.
“We're seeing families struggling to make ends meet and pay for needed medical supplies and medications in both the Biden and Trump administrations.”
— Ricardo Torres
Crowds arrive early at Trump rally in Waukesha
Bill Aldrich, 51, of DeForest, arrived at the rally just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in a truck displaying a Trump 2020 flag and said he always carries the flag, even when he's not participating in an event. .
He said he attends as many Trump rallies as possible, and this will be his sixth since October 2020.
“They're fun and they're great people,” he said. “Every stranger is a better friend than a close family member.”
He called Trump “honest to a fault” and said the criminal charges he faces are “a show trial.”
“They're reckless, but he's going to win one way or another, even if it ends up getting the country out of jail,” Aldrich said.
— Alison Dear
President Trump receives gag order over Stormy Daniels trial
Trump took advantage of a rare mid-week day in a New York courtroom where he is on trial on charges that he paid a porn star to keep quiet about his past sexual relationships during his first presidential campaign. I'm out.
But Trump could face prison time if he violates the gag order imposed as part of the court process again, and is unlikely to mention the Waukesha incident.
Trump was fined after posting on his social media site Truth Social about potential witnesses in the case, including his former lawyer Michael Cohen and porn star Stormy Daniels, who is at the center of the case. It was done.
New York judge Juan Marchan deemed the post a violation of the gag order and fined Trump $10,000, allowing him to campaign freely and protect himself from political attacks. He said that he should be able to do so, but that he would not intentionally violate the court's order.
“If necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, (the court) will impose a sentence of imprisonment,” Marchand wrote.
— Molly Beck
Where will Donald Trump speak on Wednesday?
President Trump is holding a rally at the Waukesha County Expo Center and will speak around 2 p.m.
The same Expo Center was also used in early March when first lady Jill Biden rallied a crowd of mostly female voters over abortion and health care.
In 2020, Trump won Waukesha County with about 60% of the vote, compared to 39% for Biden. Republican presidential candidates won the county by 35 points in 2012, 27 points in 2016, and 21 points in 2020.
— Hope Carnopp
What will Donald Trump say in Wisconsin on Wednesday?
Trump “contrasts the peace, prosperity and security of his first term with Joe Biden's failed presidency,” his campaign said.
At a rally in Green Bay, Trump sharply criticized Biden over his administration's handling of the immigration crisis at the southern border. Market polling shows that voters in Wisconsin see Trump as doing a better job of handling immigration and border security.
Trump also promised to preserve Social Security if re-elected. In the same poll, voters said Biden would do a better job handling Medicare and Social Security.
Trump also repeated his false claim that he won the 2020 Wisconsin election. Biden won Wisconsin by about 21,000 votes in 2020, but this loss was key to Trump's re-election loss that year.
— Hope Carnopp
