Wildwood Trump Rally: What Will The President Say?

WILDWOOD, NJ — President Donald Trump is notably unpredictable at his rallies. But before President Trump takes stage in Wildwood, certain will likely stand out, or loom.

Don't be surprised, for instance, that his impeachment trial for alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress will be a favorite choice of topic (and scorn).

Or he'll take aim at the Democratic presidential primary and the candidates competing next Monday at the Iowa caucus.

President Trump and Congressman Jeff Van Drew will arrive on Air Force One, landing in Atlantic City International Airport. The president has endorsed Van Drew, who recently switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party. So the upcoming election for Van Drew's congressional seat will likely be discussed.

President Trump will take stage at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Wildwoods Convention Center — doors open at 3 p.m. Here's a rundown of what you might hear from President Trump in Wildwood. Related article: Trump Wildwood Rally: Road Closures, Protests, Security, Parking

Impeachment

The United States Senate continues to work out whether witnesses will be called in President Trump's impeachment trial. At least four Republicans would need to vote alongside Democratic senators to secure new testimony.

Senator Mitt Romney told reporters it's "increasingly likely that enough Republican senators will favor calling witnesses, according to NBC News. President Trump's rally gives him the opportunity to call out critics, shape public opinion and indirectly effect how Republican senators vote.

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Former National Security Advisor John Bolton claimed President Trump wanted to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless it aided investigations into the Biden family, according to The New York Times.

The Sunday report renewed calls from Democratic officials for Bolton to testify. President Trump denied the report.

“I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including the Bidens," he tweeted Monday morning. "In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination.”

Democratic Rivals

Primary voting hasn't started, so President Trump may focus on several different potential opponents.

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads national polling over Senator Bernie Sanders, according to RealClearPolitics, which aggregates polls. But Sanders leads their Iowa and New Hampshire poll aggregations and now tops the betting odds.

President Trump is also likely to praise Van Drew at the rally. A crowded field is going for the Democratic nomination to face Van Drew, who is up for reelection in November.

The Economy

Fifty-six percent "strongly approve" of President Trump's handling of the economy, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released last week — a 10 percent increase from the results in the September poll.

President Trump generally polls better on the economy than on impeachment — the same poll shows half the people surveyed want him removed. So the economy has become a staple of his recent speeches.

"The United States is in the midst of an economic boom the likes of which the world has never seen before," President Trump said last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Gross Domestic Product growth has continued since its 2009 plummet, according to Business Insider. President Trump has also touted job growth and decreasing unemployment.

But many Democratic candidates argue that America's economic system and President Trump's policies favor the wealthy. Critics have often cited a lack of wage growth for non-supervisory workers.

Will Trump Discuss His NJ Past?

It's been five years since Atlantic City's Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino closed. The closure left about 1,300 employees out of work, according to The Press of Atlantic City.

President Trump opened the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in 1990, declaring it "the eighth wonder of the world." The purchase represented a risk, as Trump floated $675 million in junk bonds to build it, according to The Washington Post in 1990.

That meant the business needed to come up with $94 million a year to pay the debt service.

It remains to be seen whether President Trump will discuss his New Jersey past.

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