President Trump held a rally on Sunday in a key swing county of a key swing state, Erie, Pennsylvania.
President Trump held a rally on Sunday in a key swing county of a key swing state, Erie, Pennsylvania. Trump won Erie County in 2016, lost it in 2020 and is working to win it back in 2024. He last held a rally in Erie in July 2023.
The rally was held at the Bayfront Convention Center, “located on the shores of Lake Erie’s Presque Isle” with a capacity of about 4,000.
Parked near the venue was a Trump themed Lamborghini:
A Trump-themed Lamborghini parked near the site of a rally by President Trump in Erie, PA, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
Everyone has security concerns about Trump’s rallies since the assassination attempt at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania July 13. The rally in Erie had an unusual set up outside the venue: a wall of protection for the Trump supporters waiting in line and later for the overflow crowd who watched the rally on a jumbotron. About a dozen truck trailers were lined up end-to-end on one side of the line. The other side faced a boat dock with police on the other side of the water.
Supporters lined up to attend a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.Supporters lined up to attend a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
The Trump campaign sets up Trump Force 47 volunteer recruitment tables inside and outside the rallies:
A Trump Force 47 volunteer recruitment table set up at a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.‘Uncle Sam’ warms up the crowd at a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
The Bayfront Convention Center was packed, with standing room only. The only available space was behind the press pen at the back of the room that had no view of the stage.
The press pen at a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
Various messages and videos were played on the giant video screen behind the stage including a Trump Force 47 promo.
A Trump Force 47 volunteer recruitment appeal shown on the screen behind the stage at a Trump rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 24, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
Trump rallies attract young working age men. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) recently expressed concern about the inroads Trump is making with voters in western Pennsylvania.
Supporters stand along a wall at a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
The crowd was getting excited as time drew near for President Trump to take the stage.
Supporters wave signs while waiting for President Trump to take the stage at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
Cellphone cameras up for President Trump’s arrival.
President Trump, far right, makes his entrance at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.Supporters cheer as President Trump takes the stage at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
President Trump addresses a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
President Trump had his staff post the ‘chart that saved my life’ and explained how he turned his head to look at the chart at the Butler, PA rally on July 13 when an assassins’ bullet him in the ear instead killing him.
At a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, President Trump speaks about the chart that was displayed when he was miraculously only shot in the ear during an assassination attempt at a July 13 rally in Butler, PA, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.At a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, President Trump demonstrates how he turned his head to look at an immigration chart and narrowly missed getting killed in an assassination attempt at a July 13 rally in Butler, PA, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
Two photos focused on President Trump’s now healed right ear that was hit in the Butler attack:
President Trump speaks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump speaks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
The campaign played a video criticizing Kamala Harris for her soft on illegal immigration policies.
At a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, President Trump watches as a video criticizing Kamala Harris for being soft on illegal immigration, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump looks on as a video criticizing Kamala Harris for her soft on illegal immigration policies is played at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump cracks a smile while speaking at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump speaks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump stoops over as he mocks Joe Biden’s golf game at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick speaks at a rally by President Trump in Erie, PA September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
“Kamala, you’re fired!…”
President Trump speaks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
“Get out, you’re fired!”
President Trump speaks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
A woman seated near the press pen stood up for a while. The message on her jacket reads, “Peace, Love, America, Trump”
A woman wearing a jacket with the message “Peace, Love, America, Trump listens as President Trump speaks at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump acknowledges supporters at the end of a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump acknowledges supporters at the end of a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.President Trump acknowledges supporters at the end of a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
Free campaign signs at a volunteer sign-up stand outside a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, photo by Kristinn Taylor.Merchandise row outside a rally by President Trump in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024, photo by Kristinn Taylor.
The day after the rally in Erie, President Trump traveled to Valdosta, Georgia to express support for the victims of Hurricane Helene.
On Tuesday, Trump will speak in Waunakee, Wisconsin. On Thursday, Trump will hold a rally in Saginaw, Michigan. On Friday, Trump will hold a town hall in Fayetteville, North Carolina. And on Saturday, Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania to finish the rally interrupted by an assassination attempt and to pay tribute to his supporters who were killed (Corey Comperatore) or wounded (David Dutch and James Copenhaver) in the attack.
After his debate Tuesday night with Tim Walz, J.D. Vance will make stops in Auburn Hills and Marne, Michigan on Wednesday and will speak ion Friday in Lindale, Georgia.
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