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Trump’s Bronx Rally Sparked Voter Registration Amid Rap Music

The Republican candidate’s New York event was one of his most unusual, drawing a large, ethnically diverse crowd in a Democrat-dominant state.
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Trump’s Bronx Rally Sparked Voter Registration Amid Rap Music
People gather for an election rally for former President Donald Trump in Crotona Park in the South Bronx in New York City on May 23, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Janice Hisle
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This week’s South Bronx campaign stop for former President Donald Trump stands out among his dozens of rallies this election cycle. Besides attracting many nonwhites in a longtime Democrat stronghold, the May 23 rally included an unusual voter registration push.

As conservative-themed rap music thumped from a portable speaker at Crotona Park, the Christian music artist known as DVS 7.0 was signing up new voters.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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