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Police have debunked rumors about explosives being present near former President Donald Trump's Long Island rally site. The Republican leader was scheduled to speak at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale on Wednesday, September 18.
However, rumors about an explosive device being found in one of the site vehicles during security checks were circulated online before Trump's rally. Hours before the event, a spokesperson for Nassau County Police confirmed on social media that there is “no validity” to such claims.
"Reports that an explosive device was found at the Nassau Coliseum are FALSE," they wrote.
In a statement on X, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder confirmed that the rumors were false.
“Reports of explosives being found at the site are unfounded. There is a person who is being questioned, who may have been training a bomb detection dog near the site. The individual with the bomb dog falsely reported explosives being found and that individual is being detained by the police."
Security measures at Trump's recent rallies have been stricter since the former President faced two apparent assassination attempts in two months. The first attempt came on July 13 during his rally in Pennsylvania. The second alleged attempt was on September 15 while he was golfing at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach.
Since then, the MAGA leader has shifted to primarily indoor events for promotion with higher security measures.
Donald Trump made confident claims about winning New York in Wednesday's rally at Long Island
In his September 18 rally in Long Island, Donald Trump made confident claims about winning in New York. He had lost by more than 20 points in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. This year, the Republican leader mocked his doubters in the rally and said:
“When I told some people in Washington, ‘I’m going up to New York, we’re doing a campaign speech,’ they said, ‘What do you mean, New York? You can’t ever — nobody can win. Republicans can’t win.'"
Trump remained confident about his chances of winning in New York, which has voted Democratic since 1984.
"I said, ‘I can win New York, and we can win New York.’ We’re going to win," the former President said, adding, "I say to the people of New York: With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump! What the hell do you have to lose?”
Trump also addressed the last two apparent assassination attempts on him, claiming it did not weaken him in anyway.
"These encounters with death have not broken my will. They have really given me a much bigger and stronger mission. They’ve only hardened my resolve to use my time on Earth to make America great again for all Americans, to put America first. God has now spared my life — it must have been God, thank you — not once but twice," he said.
The former President further claimed Long Island to be a “third-world nation" and a crime-ridden state, adding that Black votes live in worse conditions there. He claimed that Blacks have been living in “the worst housing conditions, the worst education, the worst this, the worst that, the most crime" in the state.
The Republican nominee also brushed off the his criticism for supposedly dehumanizing immigrants, calling them "animals."
"You got to get rid of these people. Give me a shot, you will have a safe New York within three months … for every New Yorker being terrorized by this wave of migrant crime, Nov. 5 will be your liberation day because you are living like hell," the Republican claimed.
Speaking about the Democrats and their claims, the former President said:
“The message is it's time to stop the lies, stop the hoaxes, stop the smears, stop the lawfare or the fake lawsuits against me, and stop claiming your opponents will turn America into a dictatorship. Give me a break. Because the fact is that I’m not a threat to democracy. They are.”
The MAGA leader reiterated his promises from his earlier rallies, claiming he would reduce taxes, inflation, crime rates and levels of stress in America. The Republican promised to "increase incomes" and bring people's love for the United States back.
