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Now to talk about President Donald Trump's visit, political consultant Mike Dewizak and Mike, this visit is coming as Blakeman is on the campaign trail for governor. How do you think that that could impact the race and what role will that play today? Well, technically, this isn't a political event. This is really a policy event, but um you can't help but to uh interpret what this might mean politically, uh, for the gubernatorial campaign. And, uh, I mean, right now, uh, and you've heard me say this a million times, that campaigns come down with two words, uh, turnout and persuasion. And the messaging today will be designed to do both. Uh, the messaging today will be designed to excite the base, to excite the, the, the right, uh, to turn out and vote come November, and then also to persuade the middle, particularly on the safer neighborhoods, the, the effective more effective policing being done by the Trump administration, and that's going to be a message which in the past has resonated very well in suburbia here on Long Island. Uh, and that's gonna be designed to persuade the more middle moderate voters. So what do you think this means for the Republicans that are living here on Long Island for Trump to come today? Well, I, I, again, for the right, it's gonna be, it's gonna be something that excites them. Uh, you always want to have your base, um, ginned up, really excited to get out and vote, um, and, and, you know, excited, so they, you know, that's what this is designed, partially designed to do. Um, you know, but not for always again, remembering that this, the gubernatorial races is being run in a blue state. Um, you've got to get those moderate voters, those swing voters, those independents to vote for you if you're Bruce Blakeman. And this is a good message to do that on and all surrounding public safety and the police officers in Nassau County as well. Exactly. I mean, nobody is against safe neighborhoods, so that is and that is particularly true in suburbia. So that is going to be a message which resonates really, really well. So that's the kind of talking points you're going to really try to hammer home today. Mike, thank you so much for joining us and giving us that perspective.

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Nassau County officials said people who live and work around the police training center should anticipate delays, traffic and closures throughout the area.

President Donald Trump speaks at the Nassau County Police Academy

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