Former President Donald Trump was greeted with cheers Thursday as he delivered pizzas to a Manhattan firehouse after spending the day in courtroom.
Trump, 77, arrived at FDNY’s Engine Co. 8, Ladder Co. 2 in Midtown with two Xeno’s Pizza containers in hand at round 5:30 p.m.
The marketing campaign had dropped off 10 containers of various pizzas, together with pepperoni, for the hungry first responders previous to his arrival.
“You gotta win!” one firefighter informed Trump as he met with the battalion.
“Sir, save us please,” another implored.
The presumptive Republican nominee for president chatted with the firefighters, posed for images and signed a daybook and different objects through the 10 minute marketing campaign cease.
“I really like you all – particular folks,” Trump wrote within the daybook, above his signature.
The pizza was lengthy gone earlier than The Put up caught up the primary responders that met Trump.
“It was good, we loved it,” a firefighter informed The Put up. “It’s all the time particular when a president reveals up at your place of business.”
“He’s a pleasant man for coming by,” he added, describing Trump as “very personable.”
“He speaks to you not at you,” the firefighter mentioned of the previous president.
When requested his opinion of President Biden, the firefighter responded, “He tries.”
FDNY spokesperson Jim Lengthy informed The Put up that it was Trump’s second visit to the identical firehouse.
“He was right here in 2021 on Sept. 11,” Lengthy mentioned.
“There could be some nervousness on the market with Trump coming to the firehouse however we’ve had a number of presidents, many electeds, folks working for workplace all come by and go to,” he added.
The FDNY, which for many years has hosted presidents and political leaders from all events, mentioned it values any person that reveals assist for firefighters.
“We recognize whoever helps our members on the FDNY, irrespective of their political affiliation,” the division mentioned in an announcement.
The FDNY offered Trump with two hats earlier than his departure, one with an “8” – in reference to the engine firm – and one with a “2,” for the ladder firm.
In stark distinction to Trump’s reception, New York Lawyer Basic Letitia James was met with a refrain of boos throughout a speech at an FDNY promotion ceremony in March.
Chants of “Trump” broke out as James, a Democrat, addressed the gang of firemen and their households.
James introduced the civil fraud lawsuit in opposition to the previous president in 2022 that resulted in a 9-figure judgment in opposition to Trump, which he’s interesting.
Trump is at the moment on trial in Manhattan for alleged hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying enterprise information associated to the alleged funds to Daniels.
He has pleaded not responsible and is due again in courtroom on Friday for the eleventh day of the unprecedented trial.
