Trump’s charm offensive in the Bronx

Can boasts of past glories win over a tough crowd?

By Dan Halpern

Hardly anyone in the South Bronx seemed to know he was coming. But if he did come – and people were dubious that he would – they had plenty to say to him. Trump should come and look at the addicts here at 149th and Willis Avenue, said one old man. If he could stop the cheap synthetic marijuana that was turning people into zombies, the man said, gesturing at two women trudging back and forth, he’d vote for him. “She was beautiful two years ago,” he added, pointing to one of them.

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