MANHATTAN, N.Y. – Ardent supporters of former President Trump say Sunday’s marketing campaign rally at Madison Sq. Backyard was a daring assertion that their motion is penetrating deep blue areas like New York Metropolis.
“Donald Trump is in play in every state,” Pennsylvania resident John Nolan instructed Fox Information Digital exterior the famed enviornment forward of the rally. “The guy pulls numbers no matter where he is. I mean, people drove from all over to get here and his supporters are here.”
“Absolutely,” Westchester, New York, native Alexa Brink instructed Fox Digital when requested if different New Yorkers she is aware of will vote for Trump. “All day long. Let’s go Trump!” She added that she wasn’t positive if Trump may win New York, however stated, “We’ll try!”
Whereas New York is residence to a number of aggressive U.S. Home races, Republicans should not extensively anticipated to win the state within the presidential race. It has gone Democratic every presidential election since Ronald Reagan gained it for the GOP in 1984.
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Supporters of former President Trump exterior Madison Sq. Backyard shouting, “USA, USA” (Michael Dorgan/Fox Information Digital)
The temper exterior the famed enviornment was at fever pitch as droves of supporters descended on the Huge Apple’s streets and waited anxiously to see if they’d achieve entry to the 19,500-seat venue. Police say many had been turned away, with Donald Trump Jr. claiming that just about 200,000 folks tried to realize entry to the rally, which featured a handful of high-profile audio system forward of Trump’s remarks, together with former first woman Melania Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Final Combating Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White.
Melissa Elsner and Luke Ordino traveled from New Jersey and stated they weren’t stunned on the dimension of the large crowds that descended on “The Worlds’ Most Famous Arena.”
“No, absolutely not, because we are the majority, even though the news often tries to tell us we are not,” Elsner stated, including that the economic system, unlawful immigration and training are her high three points going into this election.
“Come on, Donald Trump can pull off anything in New York,” Elsner added. One lady, Barabara Walsh, stated she even traveled from Eire to attend the much-anticipated occasion.
A gaggle of younger Jewish supporters had been in boisterous type in entrance of the stadium’s important entrance as they waited in line. “USA, USA, USA,” they chanted, leaping up and down and waving an Israeli flag.
“We’re here because we got to Make America Great Again, we need Trump back in the house to bring the hostages back… we need a good economy, no more wars… Kamala Harris keeps on flip-flopping,” 17-year-old Tzvi Schoch stated.
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New York residents Maria Coletta and Rhonda Gottlieb maintain Trump-Vance indicators exterior the Madison Sq. Backyard rally. (Michael Dorgan/Fox Information Digital)
“Everybody was better… under Donald J. Trump than they are now, inflation is sky high, under Trump it was 1.9%. We need Trump back in office, we need the wall built, we need the illegal aliens that are taking our taxpayer money out of the country. We need a president that’s strong… and not be like Biden, like Harris. Sometimes peace comes through strength.”
“Trump protects the Jews,” yelled fellow 17-year-old Mendel Steigman, who stated he and his associates have been victims of antisemitic assaults and insists Trump is a buddy of Israel.
One other animated rally-goer named Anas Shuaib, a Palestinian Muslim-American who has been dwelling in America for 25 years, stated that on Nov. 5 voters will inform Harris, “You’re fired, you’re fired, you’re fired.”
“The Arabs are voting for Trump!” Shuaib stated. “When Trump becomes president, there’s going to be peace, there’s going to be prosperity and America first! He’s going to end the war in the Middle East and he’s going to throw you out of the White House.”
Latin American New Yorker Belio Martinez was holding a poster with Trump’s now notorious mugshot with “Never Surrender” written on it. He stated the varied court docket circumstances towards the forty fifth president “solidified” his help for Trump.
Former first woman Melania Trump applauds her husband, former President Trump, after he spoke at a marketing campaign rally at Madison Sq. Backyard, Oct. 27, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Photos)
The rally ended simply after 8:30 p.m. with the group handled to a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.”
Outdoors, New York Metropolis residents Maria Coletta and Rhonda Gottlieb stated the rally was their first and it didn’t disappoint.
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“The energy of the crowd, the speakers, the issues that were addressed, it was absolutely exhilarating,” Gottlieb stated, proudly holding a “Trump-Vance” poster.
“I think the symbolism of it is just fantastic because New York City is a blue city and him coming in and having such a turnout, I mean it was packed, it was filled and there were thousands outside. I think a lot of the blue cities are becoming more and more red because at a certain point the extremism of the Democrats – the defund the police, the transgender[ism] – all of the issues just push normal common sensical people to the right.”
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Gottlieb stated she was as soon as a “left-wing person,” however a few years of finding out points like racial and sexual politics moved her to the suitable.
Edward X. Younger stated he has been to 102 Trump rallies and Sunday’s was essential as a result of Trump was cherished by almost everybody within the metropolis earlier than he obtained into politics, however the deep blue metropolis turned towards him.
Younger, who lived within the Huge Apple from 1983 to 1990 and now resides in New Jersey, stated the rally confirmed that New Yorkers are again within the former president’s nook.
“Trump was New York City’s favorite son, he was beloved. In the last election cycle, there was not even a rally in the city… but he came back big time,” stated Younger, who stated he met his fiancé at a Trump rally.
“Four or five years ago if I wore MAGA gear around the Bronx I‘d get my butt kicked, but no, the local people love him and it’s obvious why… it’s because the Democrats, they went too far,” Younger stated, noting that it has change into more durable for working-class folks within the metropolis to outlive.
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Trump supporters in MAGA hats exterior Madison Sq. Backyard on Sunday. (Fox Information Digital )
J Mellz, a musician from New York Metropolis who has lived in Brooklyn and Queens, stated Trump is making large beneficial properties amongst Blacks, Latinos and different minorities.
“I feel it was enthusiastic, I feel it was something that New York needed, I feel it is something that the media is not going to show to the full extent, but it shows how united New York is,” Mellz stated.
“It showed that it’s time for a change here, and I think we are tired of the people running and controlling the area. I think we are looking forward to something different.”
Fox Information’ Emma Colton and Mitch Picasso contributed to this report.
