Former President Donald Trump to rally in Harrisburg as polls show close race against Kamala Harris in Pa.

HARRISBURG (WPVI) — Former President Donald Trump is bringing his re-election campaign back to Pennsylvania Wednesday.

The GOP nominee will hold an indoor rally at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg.

Crowds began arriving at the Farm Show complex Tuesday evening for the former president’s first rally back in Pennsylvania following his assassination attempt in Butler on July 13.

It will also mark Trump’s sixth visit to Pennsylvania this year and his second visit to Harrisburg’s Farm Show Complex.

The last visit to the complex was for a February NRA convention.

There was a visual security presence inside and outside the complex.

This, after the former Secret Service head called the near assassination the most significant operational failure in a decade and urged Trump to hold indoor rallies.

He agreed, but then on Saturday, he switched gears and said he would start doing outdoor ones again.

Action News spoke to some people who were also at the rally in Butler, where one man died and two others were injured.

The visit comes with most polls showing the race between him and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris remains tight.

Trump questions Harris’ race in NABJ interview

On Wednesday, Trump’s interview at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Chicago kicked off with a contentious start as he falsely questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ race.

Throughout the appearance, Trump went on to say his vice presidential pick “does not have any impact” on the election said said he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted police officers “if they’re innocent.”

ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott, Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner and Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba interviewed Trump on stage at the event.

READ MORE: Trump questions Harris’ race in NABJ interview in Chicago, says VP pick ‘does not have any impact’

The first question came from ABC’s Scott, who asked about Trump’s past inflammatory rhetoric toward women of color

“I want to start by addressing the elephant in the room, sir. A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to be here today,” Scott said. “You have pushed false claims about some of your rivals, from Nikki Haley to former President Barack Obama, saying that they were not born in the United States, which is not true. You have told four congressmen, women of color, who were American citizens, to go back to where they came from. You have used words like ‘animal’ and ‘rabbit’ to describe Black district attorneys. You’ve attacked Black journalists, calling them a ‘loser,’ saying the questions that they ask are, ‘stupid and racist.’ You’ve had dinner with a white supremacist at your Mar a Lago resort.”

“So, my question, sir, now that you are asking Black supporters to vote for you, why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?” Scott asked.

“Well, first of all, I don’t think I’ve ever been asked a question. So, in such a horrible manner, a first question. You don’t even say hello. Who are you? Are you with ABC? Because I think they’re a fake news network. A terrible network,” Trump began.

When ABC’s Scott followed up by asking him to answer her question, Trump responded: “I have answered the question. I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln.”

The former president went on to mock Harris and when asked about Republican comments that she is a “DEI” hire, Trump deflected — asking the journalist instead to define DEI, which she did repeatedly.

Trump also appeared to question Harris’ race.

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now, she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Trump said.

Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother.

New Pennsylvania poll

A new survey of 600 likely Pennsylvania voters by Susquehanna Polling & Research puts Harris in front by four percentage points in the state.

Susquehanna was among the most accurate pollsters in Pennsylvania in 2020.

READ MORE: Harris expected to campaign in Philadelphia next week with running mate: Sources

Trump’s VP nominee, JD Vance, came out swinging Tuesday night during campaign stops in Nevada and Arizona.

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Georgia on Tuesday. Her campaign confirmed that she will begin campaigning with her running mate next Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Other stops include western Wisconsin; Detroit, Michigan; Raleigh, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; Phoenix, Arizona; and Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to ABC News, six officials are on the vice president shortlist, including Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.