Former President Donald Trump will be holding a campaign rally in Nassau County on Wednesday, his first expected large-scale event following an apparent assassination attempt on his life over the weekend.
The event will be held at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale at 7 p.m.
The campaign is making general admission tickets available to the public, with doors opening at 3 p.m., though people are advised to arrive hours earlier to ensure they can get a spot inside.
Nassau County police will be among the law enforcement agencies securing the rally, with federal agencies including the Secret Service in control of security, said County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
Officials have promised to put all their resources, including specialized units, to assist the Secret Service in securing Trump and his supporters. Nassau Police will have emergency services, the mounted unit and aviation assisting the FBI.
"This will be the safest place in the country on that day, Wednesday," said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, noting that the Coliseum and parking lot will be locked down Tuesday night in order for law enforcement to conduct a sweep and secure the venue.
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Those looking to attend the rally will need to register online for tickets. Traffic is expected to be very heavy in the area around the Coliseum, and Blakeman advised anyone who did not have to be in the area to avoid it from noon to 10 p.m.
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The rally will also come just over a week after the former president met his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, for the first time at a debate in Philadelphia and with just 48 days until Election Day.
Trump spent Monday at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, according to a person familiar with his schedule, which was a planned day at the resort. That included an in-person briefing from Ronald Rowe, acting director of the Secret Service, according to the person who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Rowe arrived in West Palm Beach on Monday morning.
Trump is expected to speak Monday night about cryptocurrency live on the social media site X for the launch of his sons’ crypto platform, followed by an expected return to the campaign trail on Tuesday for a town hall in Flint, Michigan. In addition to his New York rally, he also has planned appearances later this week Washington and North Carolina.
Republican strategist David Urban, a Trump ally, said it was too soon to know how the apparent attempt on the former president's life over the weekend might affect the days and weeks ahead in the campaign, but in his conversations with those in Trump’s orbit, he was picking up a deep sense of shock and uncertainty.
“We’ve said unprecedented so many times this year," Urban said. “I don’t know if we can even say the word anymore.”
The FBI is investigating the apparent assassination attempt.
