Tied to Courthouse, Trump Conducts Guerilla Campaign on Evenings, Weekends

Unable to hold many large rallies, the former president has taken to strategic neighborhood visits, daily press conferences, and hosting foreign dignitaries.
Tied to Courthouse, Trump Conducts Guerilla Campaign on Evenings, Weekends
Former President Donald Trump stands with local politicians and bodega workers as he visits a bodega store in upper Manhattan in New York on April 16, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Lawrence Wilson
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Former President Donald Trump has shifted his campaign strategy while standing trial in New York, visiting key constituencies in the city, hosting foreign dignitaries at Trump Tower, and taking daily broadsides at his opponent in a guerrilla campaign for the city itself.

“We’re making a big play for New York,” President Trump told reporters on April 16, the day after his trial on charges related to allegedly falsifying business records began.