A viral video exhibits a Trump staffer berating the Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, for attempting to take down barricades forward of former President Trump’s rally there Tuesday night.
Movies posted on TikTok present Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk arguing with the staffer about highway closures and his issues they might forestall folks from dropping off ballots.
The staffer frequently shouts on the mayor and accused him of mendacity. He notes that town had put out a public advisory days earlier than the rally about highway closures and that the marketing campaign had been given clearance by police.
“You assume I’m gonna take away the barricades now? Yeah, you’re out of your f—ing thoughts,” the staffer says. “Don’t ever pull that s— on me once more.”
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A Trump staffer shouts down the mayor of Allentown, Pa. (Tiktok/@magdalenrodriguez8)
He informed Mayor Tuerk folks can merely stroll across the barricade in the event that they want to entry the poll drop field. He additionally accused the mayor of being afraid persons are going to vote for Trump.
Former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a marketing campaign rally on the PPL Middle Oct. 29, 2024, in Allentown, Pa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
“The Trump-deranged Democrat Mayor of Allentown tried to disrupt the buildout of President Trump’s rally, regardless of the marketing campaign having correct allowing and permitted highway closures,” Trump marketing campaign nationwide press secretary Karoline Leavitt informed Fox Information Digital. “We recognize native regulation enforcement’s help in guaranteeing the rally was a serious success.”
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Fox Information Digital reached out to Mayor Tuerk for his facet of the story. The mayor stated he went over to see how staging was happening Monday night and observed that the “‘bike rack,’ as Mr. Nelson referred to as it, appeared to limit entry to mobility-impaired voters to solid a poll on the county authorities middle.”
Mayor Tuerk stated he tried to interact with the staffer on this level, however “his frustration seems to have boiled over.”
Former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally on the PPL Middle Oct. 29, 2024, in Allentown, Pa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
The mayor stated he was finally in a position to resolve the state of affairs with the Allentown police chief and supervisor.
“I’m disillusioned the Trump marketing campaign misrepresented the interplay and that varied commentators have jumped on the chance to begin hurling hateful invective my approach,” Tuerk stated. “Allentown did its job on Tuesday. I’m happy with the staff of town that efficiently allowed anybody to vote and likewise allowed anybody to take part in a political occasion.”
Trump held a packed rally at Allentown’s PPL Middle Tuesday night.
