
President Donald Trump announced on April 22 he is planning a “BIG” rally to mark his 100th day in office. The event will be held on April 29th in Pennsylvania. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday he is planning a “BIG” rally to mark his 100th day in office on April 29th. According to Trump’s message, which he sent via Twitter, the event will be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was a key swing state for Trump in 2016 and will likely be a vital election battleground in 2020.
“Next Saturday night I will be holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Look forward to it!”
Next Saturday night I will be holding a BIG rally in Pennsylvania. Look forward to it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 22, 2017
Jeremy Diamond, a White House reporter for CNN, wrote on Twitter the rally, which has yet to be officially announced on Trump’s campaign website, will be paid for by the president’s campaign committee.
“Rally will be to mark Trump’s 100 days in office & organized/paid for by Trump’s campaign committee, per senior campaign official,” wrote Diamond.
Jeff Zeleny, CNN’s senior White House correspondent, noted on Twitter the event will be held the same evening as the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which presidents typically attend.
After spending most Saturday nights at Mar-a-lago or Trump Hotel, next week the president marks his 100 days in a rally in PA, skipping WHCD https://t.co/YJszxDF1aX
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) April 22, 2017
Further details about the event have yet to be revealed.
Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania in the 2016 election by about 68,000 votes, or 1.2 percentage points. Third-party candidate Gary Johnson, a member of the Libertarian Party, received 2.4 percent of the total vote.
(H/T: Washington Examiner)
Justin Haskins