The rally at Waco Regional Airport is being billed by his team as the first of his 2024 campaign, though he's held smaller events in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina since launching his White House bid in November.
last weekend he would be arrested this past Tuesday in connection to a $130,000 payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 presidential race., those in Trump's orbit told ABC News, adding it may be an opportunity to rile up his base.Ron Johnson/AP
The tone of Trump's posts makes Waco a noteworthy backdrop for Saturday's rally. The Texas town was the site of the 1993 face-off between government agents and the Branch Davidian religious sect. The 51-day siege resulted in the deaths of 82 Branch Davidians -- at least two dozen of whom were children -- as well asPeople tour the church of the Branch Davidians as a flag flies in support former President Donald Trump before Trump's first campaign rally in Waco, Texas, March 24, 2023.
When asked by Newsmax whether he was "stoking the fire of Waco" by holding his rally there Saturday, Trump dodged. A supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump walks past merchant booths ahead of the Trump's first campaign rally in Waco, Texas, March 24, 2023.But Trump's niece, Mary Trump, noted the choice of Waco for the rally's setting in her effort to undercut the rally by encouraging people to register but not show up.
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