Amid hush money trial, when is Trump campaigning? How he's still crisscrossing the US
Former President Donald Trump spends most of his weekdays in a lower Manhattan court listening to testimony in the hush money trial, but what does he do on the weekends? He campaigns for the White House, of course.
Before the first criminal trial against the GOP frontrunner began on April 15, Trump's campaign was concerned that the grueling schedule would impact his ability to campaign for his Republican spot on the 2024 November presidential ballot. Trump himself told journalists he wished he was campaigning instead of in court, according to reporting from Politico.
Even with his trial obligations, Trump has been traveling around the U.S. on weekends and Wednesdays, when the court is not in session. He's also been using the media coverage of the trial to campaign from a distance and get his message out.
It's been five weeks since it began, and since then, Trump has made appearances in Wisconsin and Michigan in addition to his recent New Jersey visit on Saturday. On April 20, Trump was en route to a rally in North Carolina when it was canceled due to inclement weather.
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Where will Donald Trump's following speaking engagements be?
Saint Paul, Minnesota on Friday, May 17 where he is expected to speak at the Minnesota GOP Lincoln-Reagan dinner
Dallas, Texas on Saturday, May 18 where he plans to speak at the NRA convention
Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 25 to address the Libertarian Party Convention
Has Trump missed trial for campaign events?
Despite a social media post claiming Trump took the day off from trial to attend a campaign event, the event was during an off-day for the prosecution and Trump has not missed a day, according to a USA Today fact check.
This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Where is Trump today? How he balances the courtroom and the campaign