Overview

• Jenna Ellis, Trump's former lawyer, called the rally 'performative theater' and questioned its effectiveness.
• Video footage and eyewitness accounts suggest the crowd was smaller than Trump's team reported.
• Trump's rally aimed to garner support from Black and Hispanic voters in New York City.
• The rally is part of Trump's broader strategy to campaign locally due to his ongoing legal issues in Manhattan.
• Trump and Biden are set to face off in their first debate on June 27 in Georgia, a key battleground state.