BRONX – After an intense performance Wednesday in Miami, former President Donald Trump is in New York City for his remarks at the Al Smith charity dinner, with plans to stop by a Bronx barbershop beforehand.

Vice President Kamala Harris opted to skip the event and campaign in battleground states.

It is not clear whether Trump will cut his hair or not.

The former president has sought to pay tribute to his hometown, recalling its “humble beginnings” as a small Dutch trading post before it grew into a glamorous cultural capital that “inspired the whole world.”

“Everyone wanted to be here,” he said at a meeting in May, “but unfortunately this is now a city in decline.”

Could Donald Trump really turn New York red?

According to a Siena College poll of likely voters in New York state in September, Vice President Kamala Harris leads Trump 52-40% (49-37% in August), with 3% for minor party candidates.

Voters say they trust Harris more than Trump on abortion, democracy and economics, the poll found.

President Joe Biden won 60.9% of the vote in New York State in 2020, according to 270towin.com

With the 2024 election less than three weeks away, both candidates are confronted with immigration, abortion and how their presidencies will differ from President Joe Biden’s.

Trump’s Town Hall on Univision

At a Wednesday night town hall in Miami, with 100 Latino voters on Univision, former President Trump was pressed on climate change, immigration and abortion rights.

Midway through, host Ramiro Gonzalez, a self-described Republican, told the former president, “I want to give you an opportunity to try to win my vote back,” expressing concerns about his handling of Jan. 6 and the coronavirus pandemic. .

Trump urged the crowd on January 6, “didn’t come because of me, they came because of the election,” saying, “We might get your vote; it sounds like maybe I won’t, but that’s okay too. .”