President Donald J. Trump has confirmed he will speak in person at a campaign rally in Syracuse on October 9th at 5:30 pm with Bruce Blakeman, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in NY.
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Before the RNC posted the registration link a few hours ago, Trump’s team had implied he would speak in upstate NY to rally his base behind Blakeman, who is facing incumbent Kathy Hochul. Blakeman has experience winning as a Republican in blue states, having been reelected by 12 points in a blue-leaning county during the 2025 election.
Regarding his chances of winning, Blakeman’s team released the following:
