The former president drew thousands of attendees to a pair of back-to-back rallies in eastern Pennsylvania, a crucial state in the 2024 presidential race.
SCRANTON, Pa.—Speaking to large audiences in two working-class communities on Oct. 9, former President Donald Trump described how he would put more money back in people’s pockets if he wins reelection.
Trump said current policies are crushing Pennsylvania, a key battleground state that could decide the outcome of the Nov. 5 presidential election.
“If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole thing!” he told an audience of 3,000 people at the Riverfront Sports complex in Scranton, repeating it later at a rally in Reading’s Santander Arena, which holds 7,000 to 8,000 people.
Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, have both made multiple recent stops in the Keystone State, as they make their final pushes for voters.
“I make Pennsylvania this promise: I will stop the energy-price hikes, I will stop the [industrial] plant closures immediately,” Trump said.
In Scranton, and Reading, about 100 miles away, the median income is under $50,000; in contrast, the national median income is $75,000, national figures show.
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