Nina Schutzman, and Geoffrey Wilson

Poughkeepsie Journal

The "Trump Train" will make a stop in Poughkeepsie.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center on Sunday, according to Dan Scavino, Trump's social media director. The time of the rally is still to be announced.

Trump will become the second presidential candidate after Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders to visit Dutchess County in advance of the April 19 New York primary. Sanders held an event at Marist College on Tuesday.

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Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said he would be in attendance at the Trump rally. Molinaro had previously sent an open invitation to all the presidential candidates to stop in Dutchess.

"It's rare that New York state is relevant in the primaries, and we want to make sure that every voice is heard and every vote is earned," Molinaro said.

Trump, a business mogul and reality television host, has a number of ties to Dutchess County.

Scavino is a Hopewell Junction resident. Trump owns Trump National Golf Club, Hudson Valley, in Stormville and Trump family members own property locally.

Most recently, Trump named Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson one of three honorary co-chairmen for his New York campaign.

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The Trump campaign had not yet reached out to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office regarding security as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Capt. John Watterson.

"We anticipate working closely with (the Trump campaign) in the days leading up to the event," Watterson said.

Trump is one of three candidates that will be vying for the 95 delegates at stake in the New York primary, along with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Each needs 1,237 delegates to win the nomination; Trump has won 743 delegates, leading Cruz (545) and Kasich (143).

According to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll released Monday, Trump had a major lead with 54 percent of the vote compared to 21 percent for Kasich and 18 percent for Ted Cruz.

Trump was in Rochester on Sunday and Albany on Monday.

Trump's initial New York rally in Bethpage on Wednesday drew a crowd of more than 15,000 supporters, as well as a large crowd of protesters outside, with many held back behind gates, faced down by police wearing riot gear. Some roads around the event were closed to traffic.

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It was a similar scene in Rochester, where around 7,500 attended the rally to cheer Trump on, and more than 200 protesters stood outside waving banners reading "Dump Trump" and "Trump = Hate and Greed Choose Wisely."