Trump Bronx rally draws 8,000 to 10,000 attendees: law-enforcement sources

Former President Donald Trump’s Bronx rally drew about 8,000 to 10,000 attendees, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Friday.

The Thursday night rally was held in Crotona Park, which had a permit allowance of 3,500 people. Thousands of Trump supporters were lined up by the security gates for hours hoping to catch a glimpse of the 45th president making his first New York City rally comeback since 2016.

Attendees were being let in to the event up until the very last moments of Trump’s speech.

Trump national secretary Karoline Leavitt had claimed there were 25,000 people total in attendance, while another campaign staffer told The Post they would estimate around 10,000 people showed up.

It was difficult to gauge the definite crowd size, as what appeared to be thousands of people were being let in through security gates gradually. The park itself and the area around Trump’s stage had a room to accommodate more people throughout the entirety of his speech. His team was trying to honor the size capacity.

Trump adviser Chris LaCivita told The Post that 20,000 people had signed up to attend the rally.

The Post heard attendees grumbling about the park’s limitations when it came to accommodating them.

The rally, although not as large as Trump’s Wildwood, NJ, gathering two weeks ago, was supposed to show Trump isn’t “afraid” to show up in traditionally Democrat-held voting areas, said Trump campaign rep Danielle Alvarez to The Post.

The Bronx also was an opportunity for Trump to engage with black and Hispanic voters in New York, demographics which the former president is bringing to his side in record numbers, according to polls.

Trump has repeatedly said he wants to win New York in 2024, despite losing his home state in 2016 and 2020 by double digits.