The Republican presidential candidate said he wants to 'make a play' at the deep-blue Empire State,
Donald Trump said that he would hold a rally in Madison Square Garden to 'make a play for New York,' a state he trails Kamala Harris by double digits.'We just rented Madison Square Garden,' he told a cheering crowd in Joe Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. 'It hasn't been done in many decades. But we're gonna make... how can New York be run worse than it is right,' Trump said.
Harris has won every poll by between 12 and 21 points.New York last backed a Republican in 1984 when it voted for Ronald Reagen. In 2016, Hillary Clinton carried the state by 22 points, and Biden carried it by 23 points.Since 2016, New Yorkers have repeatedly held protests in the streets of Manhattan, sometimes outside Trump Tower to chant 'New York hates you' as he drives or walks past.Trump has frequently criticized the New York state government and judiciary.
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