Allentown Mayor and Trump Staffer Clash Over Road Closure for Trump Rally

The mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a Donald Trump campaign staffer clashed over road closures on October 29, ahead of the candidate’s rally later that evening.

Video filmed by @maggiesweet.live in the early-morning hours on Tuesday shows a Trump staffer having an expletive-ladened interaction with the city’s mayor, Matt Tuerk.

In the video, the staffer can be heard saying the city told organizers they could close off roads and place portable toilets at the intersection of 7th Street and Hamilton directly in front of the rally venue, PPL Arena.

PPL Arena is located catty-corner to the Lehigh County Government Center, which was open for early voting and ballot drop off on October 29. Tuerk can be heard suggesting that barricades be moved to a different location, and later said his concern was that voters would be obstructed from accessing the polling place.

“My biggest concerns with yesterday’s Trump event were that we would protect EVERYONE’S access to the ballot request and drop off. Working with the event organizers, we were able to do the best we could,” Tuerk wrote in a post on X. He added that early voting was extended by one day. Credit: @maggiesweet.live via Storyful

Video transcript

What, you know, a fucking pioneer.

Walk out, walk around the outside of the outside of the black R face it out there.

I just get a fucking Uber around the block.

I don't give a fuck.

Huh?

Dude, you said that we had this entire intersection.

You said it three times and then all of a sudden you let the traffic come through and I'm trying to put out bike ride while dodging cars at the same time, don't you think I'm gonna fucking take it off now?

I would expect you to put yourself in danger.

Oh Yeah, we got coming in from both from all four intersections.

Well, I'm in the middle of it.

Oh really?

You put out a press statement yesterday.

The city did saying that this entire block was closed on Apple Macs.

You know what it shows, it shows this entire intersection closed.

Look it up.

You think I'm gonna remove the barricades now?

Yeah, you're out of your fucking mind.

So pull that shoot on me again.

The entire police force was confused.

Yeah, let him call your chief police, ok?

You, you open it up while the trucks are right there.

Too.

Really?

There are food trucks right there.

How is this in the way of boating?

000.

So if someone lives on that block right there they can't walk around to the other side.

Why don't you walk it with me?

Let's walk.

Oh, really?

I'm, it being a problem.

I'm not the one who lied to you the entire time.

You tried to pull some fake shit on the permits.

Oh, really?

You're laughing.

You told us Saturday was fine.

And then you say we can't have our quarter potties there.

Really?

OK. Go ahead and fucking call them.

You're saying you're trying to pull that permit shit on us.

You told us we could do that.

Oh Really?

You gotta pull a permit now.

Oh OK. Yeah.

Right.

Come on now.

Oh Really?

Election is eight days away.

You said we could close off its entire intersection and then the day of your show up in a freshly in a fresh suit with all your cameras trying to show like you're big and strong that you can shut this down.

Oh Yeah.

Oh Yeah.

Oh OK. Why don't we walk it?

Why don't we walk it right now?

Let's go and walk it.

What, what is it, Arnold Schwarzenegger?

They gotta, they don't have to do anything crazy.

You walk on the outside.