Trump and his powerful guests shake up MSG with a historic rally

Former President Donald Trump took the stage at his historic rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, where thousands of supporters from the northeastern blue state cheered wildly as the 45th president criticized the policies of the Biden-Harris administration and promised to “make America great.” again”.

Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden shortly after 7 p.m. in a packed stadium, where he focused his speech on growing immigration, inflation problems and looking to the future with lower costs for the consumer and security in the economy. border. The rally was first-come, first-served and sold out within hours of being announced this month. Madison Square Garden has a capacity for 19,500 people.

“I hereby call for the death penalty for any immigrant who kills an American citizen or law enforcement officer,” Trump told the crowd while speaking about the Illegal immigration crisis from 2021.

“I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will imprison these vicious, bloodthirsty criminals, and drive them out of our country as quickly as possible. And I will accelerate the deportations of the Tren de Aragua and other savage gangs like the “MS-13, which is equally cruel, I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798,” he said.

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Trump said Harris was behind “the most egregious betrayal” of any American leader over immigration policies under the Biden-Harris administration.

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“Over the past four years, Kamala Harris has orchestrated the most egregious betrayal any leader in American history has inflicted on our people. She has violated her oath of office, eradicated our sovereign border, and unleashed an army of immigrant gangs that are waging a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens,” he stated.

The 45th president said that if he is re-elected, he will also immediately ban sanctuary cities nationwide.

The massive rally, which nearly 200,000 people tried to access, according to Donald Trump Jr., included a handful of high-profile speakers ahead of Trump’s remarks, including a speech by former first lady Melania Trump.

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“Imagine a wonderful America where the seeds of security, prosperity and health are there once again for the benefit of our families,” Melania Trump said before introducing her husband. “Let us begin together with a shared vision that is founded on American greatness. Let us seize this moment and create a country for tomorrow, the future we deserve. And now.”

Other notable speakers at Trump’s rally included House Speaker Mike Johnson, professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, tech billionaire Elon Musk, former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., fellow Trump’s formula, Senator JD Vance, and television personality Dr. Phil McGraw.

Trump’s speech focused on economy and spiraling inflation and “reclaiming the American dream,” including promising audiences that he will cut his energy costs in half by January 2026 if elected.

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“I will end the ‘new green scam’. And we will cut energy prices in half, 50%, within a year from January 20. Is that what the fake news hears? he said before addressing the audience towards the “fake news media” at the rally.

Trump touted that yes he wins the election next weekwill reduce costs for consumers and eliminate taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security benefits.

“We will quickly beat inflation and, very simply, make America affordable again. We are going to make it affordable. I will massively cut taxes for workers and small businesses, and we will have no tip taxes. There will be no taxes on overtime. And no tax on Social Security benefits for our seniors,” he said.

Trump added that under his leadership, the Republican Party has become the “party of inclusion.”

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“Jews, Muslims, Catholics, evangelicals and Mormons, and they are all joining our cause in larger numbers, larger than anyone has ever seen in this country, larger than anyone has ever seen in any other country,” he said. .

“And we are a great and powerful party, and they are losing it. They really are losing it. Together we will lead America to glory beyond their wildest dreams. It will happen fast, too.”

Kennedy, who ran for president as a Democrat before endorsing Trump in August, criticized the Democratic Party for morphing into a party he no longer recognizes.

“The Democratic Party is the party of war. It is the party of the CIA. Kamala Harris gave a speech at the Democratic convention that was written by neoconservatives. He was belligerent, bellicose. He talked about the domination of the world by the United States through our weapons of war. It is today’s party that wants to divide Americans. “It is a party that is dismantling women’s sports by allowing men to play women’s sports,” she said.

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“It’s the party of Wall Street. It’s the party of Bill Gates, who just gave $50 million to Harris. It’s the party, and the Harris campaign is very proud to have received the endorsement of 50 former agents and officials of the CIA and John Bolton and Dick Cheney.”

Musk wore his all-black MAGA hat during the rally, which he called “dark goth MAGA,” and promised to cut government spending if Trump secures the election and appoints Musk to the administration as “Secretary of Cost Reduction.”

Trump had hinted for months that he would hold a rally at Madison Square Garden and officially announced the event in early October.

“This is going to be an iconic, historic day, and you can see it’s already packed. I mean, it’s incredible. These tickets sold out in less than three hours. And it shows the enthusiasm, the drive, the energy that we’re in this final chapter of an incredible campaign,” New York Rep. Elise Stefanik told Fox News Digital before the rally, saying New York is in play for the Trump campaign.

Fox Digital spoke to attendees outside the stadium, who said they were “excited” to see Trump at his home in New York City and that many New Yorkers are ready to pull the lever to get the Republican ticket next week.

“Absolutely,” Westchester native Alexa Brink told Fox Digital when asked if other New Yorkers she knows would vote for Trump. “All day; Let’s go Trump!She added that she wasn’t sure if Trump could win in New York, “but we’ll try!”

Another rally attendee named Anas Shuaib said that on Nov. 5, voters will tell Harris, “You’re fired.”

“I’m an Arab American, a Muslim American, and I’m going to vote for Trump because just as Kamala kicked out that Muslim at the rally, Ahmed Ghanim, we’re going to kick her out of the White House. And when Trump becomes president, there will be peace, there will be prosperity, and America first… no one else first,” he said.

“We are facing something much bigger than Joe or Kamala. And much more powerful than them, which is a huge, vicious, crooked, radical leftist machine that runs today’s Democratic Party. They are just vessels. In fact, they are” . They are perfect containers because they will never cause you problems. They will do what they want. I know a lot of them, but they are smart and cruel, and we. We have to defeat them,” he said.

“We will have the greatest victory in the history of our country on November 5th, and it will be the greatest victory in history. We are going to make America great again.”

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