Donald Trump holds a rally in the South Bronx in bid to woo home town

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump throws a pen during a campaign rally in the south Bronx (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Former president Donald Trump has campaigned in one of the most Democratic counties in the nation by holding a rally in the South Bronx.

Mr Trump addressed supporters in Crotona Park, days before a Manhattan jury begins deliberations on whether to convict him of felony charges in his criminal hush money trial.