President Trump’s Fort Myers visit Friday to focus on senior citizens

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Caloosa Sound Convention Center, downtown Fort Myers. (Credit Derrick Shaw/WINK News)

President Donald Trump is expected to be in Fort Myers Friday, a bit closer to home for everyone in Southwest. He is supposed to be holding an invite-only event at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center — the former Harborside Events Center — downtown.

It’s all hands on deck for Florida Highway Patrol, Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Office and some unmarked security forces to help make Trump’s visit to Fort Myers run smoothly.

Paul Zappa is hoping the president’s visit to the Caloosa Sound Convention Center is open to the public. Even if it’s not, he told us he’s not wasting his time.

“I’ll be camping out all night just to see my president,” Zappa said.

While he plans on staying put, others will stay away.

“Basically, we just know that we can’t be driving on Daniels Parkway because they’re probably going to close that area off,” Stephanie Keys said. “I don’t know about I-75. I don’t know what route they would take.”

No one will likely know until the president’s motorcade makes its way downtown.

Traffic will be blocked. Roads could be closed. Parking will be tight if any at all.

Marty Drexler, the owner of Wise Guys Deli, worries the visit will close off his business.

“It might be a very busy day; it might be a very slow day,” Drexler said.

But Drexler believes the event will put Fort Myers on the map.

“It’s great to be recognized,” Drexler said. “It’s a brand-new hotel and facility behind us. We are on the rise. We’ve got a lot of building going on.”

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