MAGA fans sleep on Jersey Shore beach to secure front row spot at Donald Trump rally

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After a long week in court, Donald Trump is heading to the Jersey Shore. And “tens of thousands” of his most loyal supporters are waiting for him

19:41, Sat, May 11, 2024 | UPDATED: 19:52, Sat, May 11, 2024

Trump is expecting ‘tens of thousands’ to turn up today (Image: Getty)

Donald Trump’s most loyal fans slept on the beach overnight ahead of his highly-anticipated rally in Wildwood, New Jersey.

The Trump campaign is expecting “tens of thousands” to turn out for the event, and city officials told ABC that 20,000 tickets had been sold.

Thousands of supporters were already gathering at the beach and along the boardwalk on Saturday wearing Trump masks, American flag-themed outfits, and pitching giant Trump 2024 flags.

Long lines were forming, and bars and restaurants busy in the town, at a normally sleepy time in the off-season.

Trump posted several pictures of the immense crowds to his Truth Social page, writing: “WHAT A CROWD! See you at 5:00 — MAGA2024!”

Many fans slept on the beach overnight (Image: AP)

Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, expects to draw what his team is calling a “mega crowd”.

It will be held 150 miles (241 kilometers) south of the New York City courthouse where he has been forced to spend most weekdays sitting silently through his felony hush money trial.

The beachfront gathering is designed to serve as a show of force at a critical moment for Trump, a presidential candidate known for drawing huge crowds.

Trump’s gathering in deep-blue New Jersey comes less than six months before Election Day.

superfans have gathered on the Jersey Shore (Image: AP)

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The former president’s extraordinary legal woes, which include three other unrelated criminal cases, have emerged as a central focus of the campaign.

Trump has repeatedly accused the Biden administration and Democratic officials in New York of using the legal system to block his return to the White House.

Prosecutors allege the former president broke the law to conceal an affair with a porn actor that would have hurt his first presidential bid.

Trump has denied any wrongdoing.

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