Donald Trump has big plans today.
This afternoon the presumed Republican nominee will deliver remarks on Biden’s Border Bloodbath in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 2:30PM EDT.
According to Trump’s campaign, the event will be held at the Grand Rapids Convention Center.
Grand Rapids Police say to be prepared for road closures, but the exact roads have not been shared by the secret service.
The Kent County GOP “Trump Welcome Team” says it will host a Roadside Rally. The group plans to meet at 1 p.m. in front of the Kent County Parking Garage on Monroe. A map provided by the group shows they plan to be located along Monroe Ave. and Lyon St. from 1 – 4 p.m. They are asking people to RSVP here.
Trump’s speech is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at DeVos Place. It’s expected to be a closed press conference by the former president to local law enforcement.
In an interview Monday, Police Chief Eric Winstrom told FOX 17, “We have been told it’s not a rally. So we’re not talking thousands of people attending this event. It’s a few hundred. Nothing we won’t be able to handle.”
In a statement ahead of Trump’s Speech, Michigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra released the following statement:
“West Michigan Suburban families are now facing the fact that the worst issues of the Southern Border have now made their way into our backyard. This is now the second murder by an illegal immigrant in the last year in Kent County. One is a tragedy, two is a trend. West Michigan is not going to accept illegal immigrants making us feel unsafe in our community. President Trump deported this man back in 2020 and somehow he got back into the country. It’s unacceptable. President Trump has promised to secure our border, and focus on making our communities safe again and he will deliver. I look forward to welcoming President Trump to West Michigan.”
