Surprise! Donald Trump’s Bronx Rally Is More About Ego Than Votes

Giuliani’s Bathroom Mic • Sam Altman’s Weird Fandom • Spend $1,050 to Save $15 [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Surprise! Donald Trump’s Bronx Rally Is More About Ego Than Votes Good morning. Donald Trump is slated to hold a rally today in Crotona Park, the latest in his run of New York stunts as the Queens-born Florida man attempts to relive his benign New York celebrity and seek validation from the city that raised him, made him rich and famous, and then rejected him. Sure, there may be political reasons for the ex-president to campaign in the Bronx, but to be clear, he has no shot at winning the Bronx or Democratic-dominated New York in November. As Chris Smith [notes](, this is about ego. Elsewhere, Bess Levin [writes]( about Trump recklessly and falsely claiming that Joe Biden was ready to “take” him “out” during the 2022 FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. “Is it at all surprising that Trump and his allies are saying something that is blatantly untrue? Of course not,” she adds. “But this particular lie is extra disturbing because of the lengths to which the ex-president’s supporters can go when they believe—because he told them—that he’s been wronged.” Plus, in other news, Rudy Giuliani somehow [embarrassed himself]( even more by forgetting to turn off his microphone while going to the bathroom during an online arraignment for charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election in Arizona. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Donald Trump, People, Person, Helmet, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, Clothing, Hat, and Adult]( [Donald Trump’s Bronx Rally Is More About Ego Than Votes]( By [Chris Smith]( [While back in New York for a trial, the Queens-born Florida man stopped by a firehouse and a bodega, and he will hold a rally Thursday in Crotona Park. As the ex-president looks for validation from locals, Representative Ritchie Torres says the borough has “a responsibility to expose Trump for the fraud that he is.”]( [Read more button](   [Trump Falsely and Outrageously Claims Biden Was Ready to Shoot Him During Mar-a-Lago Raid]( By [Bess Levin]( [“You know they’re just itching to do the unthinkable,” read an email to supporters. “Joe Biden was locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger.”]( [Read more button](   [Rudy Giuliani Adds “Went to the Bathroom With His Zoom Mic on” to Long List of Examples of His Being Bad With Technology]( By [Bess Levin]( [The hits just keep on coming.]( [Read more button](   [Tracing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Love for Scarlett Johansson’s AI Romance Her]( By [Julie Miller]( [Last year, Altman explained how Johansson’s 2013 AI romance influenced ChatGPT’s personal-assistant function. Now the actor claims Altman has gone too far in his fandom.]( [Read more button](   [Hamptonites Are Losing It Over the Congestion Pricing Program]( By [Stephanie Krikorian]( [If the MTA hoped to thwart driving into Lower Manhattan, it has met its match in the moneyed people of the Hamptons.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast