Trump holds first major campaign event in the Lehigh Valley [Video]

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Editor’s Note: WHYY News Reporter Carmen Russell-Sluchansky visited the Trump rally and nearby Allentown to gather both the rally-goers’ and residents’ perspectives. Read both stories for multiple points of view.

Donald Trump held his first 2024 general election campaign in Pennsylvania on Saturday, hitting several of his regular talking points, including energy independence, immigration and his innocence in the several ongoing trials he is party to.

A frigid night

Several thousand supporters waited in the bitter cold and wind at the Schnecksville Fire Company fairgrounds. The town, about 10 minutes from Allentown, hosted those eager for Trump to appear, many standing in line for hours. The cold at the outside event was such that journalists from competing outlets shared their gloves with their cold-handed colleagues from other outlets.

The battering winds caused Trump’s flight to be delayed …