Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign stop at Sanaa convenient store, in the Harlem section of New York City, U.S., April 16, 2024. (REUTERS/Adam Gray)
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee pleaded not guilty to all charges brought by Bragg.
But after sitting in a courtroom for more than eight hours of jury selection, Trump made a campaign stop at Sanaa Convenience Store in Upper Manhattan Tuesday evening. Trump was met by a large crowd chanting "Trump, Trump, Trump," "Four more years," and "We love Trump." The crowd was singing the National Anthem.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign stop at Sanaa convenient store, in the Harlem section of New York City, U.S., April 16, 2024. (REUTERS/Adam Gray)
Trump said that "half a million migrants were brought in to take over the parks, they took over your hotels, they take over everything."
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"They've destroyed so many people. The African-American community now is not getting jobs. Migrants are taking their jobs that are here illegally. Hispanics are not getting jobs. Migrants are taking the jobs," Trump said. "If you look at the unemployment, the unemployment is good for migrants. Now, it went up 10%. All migrants. And they're in our country now. They're coming from prisons. I don't know where you know, they come from mental institutions. They come from prisons. They come from places you don't want to know about."
Trump, shifting back to his historic criminal trial, again said it is a "Biden trial."
Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in New York. Donald Trump returns to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Trump, pointing to law enforcement, said "the police have to be able to do their job."
"The police in New York are great. They have to be able to do their job. They have to protect these people," Trump said.
As for crime in New York City, Trump declared: "It's Alvin Bragg's fault. Alvin Bragg does nothing. He goes after guys like Trump who did nothing wrong. Violent criminals, murderers? They know there are there are hundreds of murders all over the city. They know who they are. They don't pick them up. They go after Trump."
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign stop at Sanaa convenient store, in the Harlem section of New York City, U.S., April 16, 2024. (REUTERS/Adam Gray)
Among many other supporters, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton had publicly decried the initial charging decision, saying Alba acted in self-defense to thwart what appeared to be either an attempt on his own life or a robbery in progress.
Bragg ultimately dropped the murder charge on July 19, 2022.
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Trump's visit came after he spent the second day in court for jury selection. Seven jurors had been selected. Court is expected to reconvene on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Bragg charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and maintains that there was no crime and that there should be no trial.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.
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