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President Donald Trump put his midterm coattails to the test Friday by trekking into a New York House district won by Kamala Harris in the last presidential election.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s this radical turnaround, and we better do it fast, because we\u2019re not going to have a New York left, and we got to have New York left,\u201d Trump said to cheers. \u201cGuys like Mike Lawler, guys like Bruce Blakeman, you put them in, they\u2019ll turn it around.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the help of your great congressman \u2026 we got your taxes cut,\u201d he added. \u201cYour take-home pay has soared, and all of the other things that we did. \u2026 The Democrats, they want to raise your taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was a reference to New York GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, who was Trump\u2019s host for an event in Suffern, a city tucked into the southern tip of the Empire State. Lawler won the 17th District by 6.3 percentage points in 2024, while the former Democratic vice president bested Trump there by 1 percentage point. It was one of only three House districts won by a GOP candidate and Harris. Blakeman, a Republican, is the county executive in Nassau County, and is running to unseat Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.<\/p>\n

Trump appeared with Lawler at a community college in Rockland Country, where he defeated Harris in 2024, 55.7 percent to 43.9 percent. The White House touted the stop as an official presidential visit to discuss the Trump 2.0-congressional Republican economic record and its efforts to lower prices in a county with a median household income of $109,959, according to Census Bureau data.<\/p>\n

For Lawler, Trump\u2019s appearance in the so-called \u201cHarris district\u201d is something of a political gamble. A number of recent polls show the GOP president with record-low approval numbers, including on his handling of a sluggish economy, high prices, the stalemate with Iran and his controversial White House ballroom project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Inside Elections ranks Lawler\u2019s reelection race as a toss-up, as does the Cook Political Report. Notably, Trump was initially scheduled to fly from Suffern to his Bedminster, N.J., golf club, but the White House announced he would return to Washington. In a cryptic Truth Social post, Trump said he would skip his eldest son\u2019s weekend wedding because \u201cI feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are three takeaways from the campaign stop.<\/p>\n

SALT, anyone?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lawler bringing the unpopular Trump to his district was a sign his campaign believes the path to victory in November would be paved with a large turnout among the area\u2019s registered Republicans \u2014 and conservative voters from the president\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d base.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Independent voters have steadily been turning on Trump since he returned to the White House in January 2025. Seventy percent of the key voting bloc said they disapproved of the president\u2019s handling of the economy in a national poll conducted on May 20 by Quinnipiac University, with 27 percent of independents approving.<\/p>\n

Trump made an economic pitch on Friday, telling the New Yorkers that GOP policies mean \u201cyou\u2019re able to write off nearly $22,000 on average, putting thousands of dollars back in your pockets, and these are all Republican tax cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Democrats voted against every one of these tax cuts \u2014 every one. They voted, as an example, in favor of open borders,\u201d he said. \u201cThey voted against the sanity of when we talk about men playing in women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawler spoke briefly around the one-hour mark, playing to Trump ego\u2019s by saying, \u201cYou moved Rockland County further to the right than any county in New York in 2024.\u201d He then credited Trump with delivering New York voters the state and local tax deduction, also known as SALT.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI want to thank you for working with me to deliver a big win by lifting the cap on SALT,\u201d Lawler said as Trump looked on. \u201cOver 90 percent of my constituents were able to fully deduct their state and local taxes, and I thank you for fulfilling that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

One Democratic candidate competing to face Lawler in the general election, Cait Conley, wrote on X that\u00a0\u201cMike Lawler and Donald Trump\u2019s agenda has done nothing but raise costs for families in the Hudson Valley. Illegal tariffs, healthcare cuts, and a foreign war driving up gas prices. The Hudson Valley knows this duo isn\u2019t delivering. In November, we hold them accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Save America sales pitch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Trump touted the stalled \u201cSave America Act,\u201d a package of Republican-crafted voting system changes. Senate GOP leaders pulled the legislation late last month out of need for floor time for higher election-year priorities.<\/p>\n

Trump was in full sales mode on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe illegal aliens are all over the place. The people are getting shot left and right. The elections are rigged. They don\u2019t have voter ID. They don\u2019t have proof of citizenship. Think of it. We want to get the Save America Act passed now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The crowd of loyalists erupted in a chant of \u201cU-S-A! U-S-A!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s voter ID, it\u2019s proof \u2014 a little thing called proof of citizenship \u2014 and \u2026 mail-in voting is a disaster,\u201d the president said of the benched bill, referring to existing elections laws and process as a \u201crigged system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has aggressively urged Senate Republicans to nix the legislative filibuster to pass the measure, but leaders have refused.<\/p>\n

\u2018Let\u2019s go Knicks!\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Team Trump sent other GOP luminaries to the 17th District, underscoring its importance.<\/p>\n

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke before Trump, and hailed Lawler for helping the administration pass Republicans\u2019 tax and spending bill last year.<\/p>\n

In a lighter moment, Lutnick led the crowd in a \u201cLet\u2019s go Knicks!\u201d chant.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks lead their best-of-seven games NBA Eastern Conference Finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n

About an hour later, Trump was interrupted by a shouting protester and told security: \u201cDon\u2019t hurt him. I do that for legal reasons. \u2026 And now, I can say I\u2019m innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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