Philadelphians greet Trump with 'Your Nominee Is A Convicted Felon' billboard before rally
When MAGA country descends on Philadelphia this weekend, they will be greeted by at least one unflattering billboard: a composite image of Donald Trump wearing an orange jumpsuit next to the message, "YOUR NOMINEE IS A CONVICTED FELON."
A video of the unwelcoming signage was posted by Harry Sisson, a Gen Z influencer and activist.
"LOL," he writes on Twitter/X. "This billboard saying 'Your Nominee Is a Convicted Felon' is in Philadelphia to greet Donald Trump and his supporters when they arrive tomorrow! This is so funny. Continue to remind the people that Trump is a CRIMINAL!"
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The Saturday rally at Temple University, a rare stump stop for the 45th president who back in a 2020 debate with Joe Biden in the City of Brotherly Love blabbed: "Bad things happen in Philadelphia!" — comes days before he faces off again with the incumbent in Atlanta.
Trump is reportedly the first Republican presidential candidate to hold a campaign rally on Temple’s campus.
The ex-president is returning after a February cameo appearance at Sneaker Con that was held at the Philadelphia Convention Center, where he was met by boos when he debuted his golden bathed Never Surrender sneakers that were billed as "your rally cry in shoe form."
Counterprotests are already being planned against Trump.
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is one group planning to bond with local groups two hours before the event to show solidarity behind the Biden ticket.
State Sen. Sharif Street (D - Philadelphia) told The Philadelphia Inquirer he is determined to make it clear that MAGA is a long way away from home.
“I want people to know that there’s support for [Biden],” Street said. ”He’s strong and Philly is Biden country.”
And the Democratic National Committee plans to target Trump with other billboards to push "historic increase in higher education funding including Pell Grants for current students" and claim Biden "fixed public service loan forgiveness, including for teachers, nurses and firefighters."
The felon billboard has already generated an array of emotions.
"This is so funny. Continue to remind the people that Trump is a CRIMINAL!
"Trump [sic] is a felon," writes Mary Bittel. "Let the truth be on billboards across the country."
@busymama_x2 didn't think the substance will faze voters.
"Unfortunately, not enough ppl care that he is a convicted criminal because many insist he was victim of political persecution," reads their post. "Better to remind ppl of the terrible things he did while in office, and what he promised to do in a 2nd term."
Pat Sharp agreed, posting: "What’s sad is our current president is behind in the polls and a large Vegas underdog. You’d think he would be blowing away the convicted felon……but he isn’t. In fact, the convictions have done nothing."