Former President Donald Trump took the stage at a historic Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday afternoon, where thousands of supporters from the blue-state Northeastern state cheered as the 45th president railed against the policies of the Biden-Harris administration and vowed to “Make America is great again.
Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden just after 7 pm in a packed stadium, where he focused his speech on spiraling immigration, inflationary difficulties and looking to the future with lower consumer costs and securing the border. The rally was the first to arrive, serve and sell out within hours of being announced this month. Madison Square Garden has a capacity of 19,500 people.
“I call for the death penalty for migrants who kill American citizens or law enforcement officers,” Trump told the crowd as he spoke about the illegal immigration crisis starting in 2021.
“I will rescue every town and city that has been attacked and conquered, and we will put these violent and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, we will kick the hell out of our country as soon as possible. and other violent gangs like MS-13, which are the same fierce, I will ask for the action of Alien Enemies 1798,” he said.
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Trump said Harris was behind the “most egregious betrayal” of US leadership over the immigration policies of the Biden-Harris administration.
“Over the past four years, Kamala Harris has orchestrated the most heinous act of betrayal by a leader in American history against our people. She has violated her oath of office, destroyed our sovereign borders and unleashed an army of migrant gangs who waged a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens. ,” he said.
The 45th president has said that if he is re-elected, he will also immediately ban sanctuary cities across the country.
The mass rally, where nearly 200,000 people tried to gain access, according to Donald Trump Jr., included several high-profile speakers before Trump’s remarks, including an address from former first lady Melania Trump.
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“Imagine a wonderful America where the seeds of security, prosperity and health are sown and once again for the benefit of our families,” Melania Trump said before introducing her husband. “Let’s start together with a shared vision built on American greatness. Let’s seize this moment and build the country for tomorrow, the future we deserve. And now.”
Supporters of former President Trump gather outside Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Fox News Digital)
Other notable speakers at Trump rallies include House Speaker Mike Johnson, pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, tech billionaire Elon Musk, former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., presidential candidate Trump, Sen. JD Vance, and TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw.
Trump’s speech included a focus on the economy and spiraling inflation and “bringing back the American dream,” including vowing to the audience to cut energy costs in half by January 2026 if he is elected.
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Former first lady Melania Trump arrives to speak at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
“I will stop the ‘green new scam.’ And we’re going to cut your energy prices in half, 50%, for a year starting January 20th. Is that fake news?” he said before directing the audience to the “fake news media” at the rally.
Trump has said that if he wins the election next week, he will lower costs for consumers as well as end taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security benefits.
“We’re going to quickly beat inflation, and we’re going to make America affordable again. We’re going to make it affordable. I’m going to cut taxes for workers and small businesses, and we’re going to have no tax on tips. No tax on overtime. . . And no taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors,” he said.
Trump added that under his leadership, the Republican Party has become “the party of inclusion.”
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“Jews and Muslims and Catholics and evangelicals and Mormons, and they all join our cause in great numbers, greater than people have ever seen in this country before, greater than they have ever seen in any country,” he said.
“And we are a big, powerful party, and they are lost. They are really lost. Together we will raise America to glory beyond your wildest dreams. It will happen quickly, too.”
Kennedy, who ran for president as a Democrat before endorsing Trump in August, railed against the Democratic Party for being the party it no longer recognizes.
Trump supporters in MAGA hats are shown outside Madison Square Garden. (Fox News Digital)
“The Democratic Party is the party of war. It is the party of the CIA. You have Kamala Harris giving a speech at the Democratic convention written by neocons. It is warlike, pugnacious. It is talking about world domination by the United States. Through our weapons of war now that want to divide people American.
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Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“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 so proud that it received the endorsement of 50 former CIA agents and officers and John Bolton. and Dick Cheney.”
Musk wore an all-black MAGA hat during the rally, dubbed “GOTIC MAGA DARK,” and vowed to cut government spending if Trump secures the election and appoints Musk to the administration as “Secretary of Cost-Cutting.”
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump has been teasing for months that he will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden and officially announced the event in October.
“It’s going to be a great and historic day, and you can see that it’s full. I mean, it’s amazing. The tickets sold out in less than three hours. And it shows the passion, the momentum, the energy like we have today. ,” said Rep. New York’s Elise Stefanik told Fox News Digital ahead of the rally, saying New York is in play for the Trump campaign.
Fox Digital spoke to attendees outside the arena, who said they were “excited” to see Trump at home in New York City and many New Yorkers are preparing to pull the lever for the GOP ticket next week.
“Absolutely,” Westchester native Alexa Brink told Fox Digital when asked if any other New Yorkers she knew would vote for Trump. “Daily; let’s go Trump!” He added that he is not sure if Trump can win New York, “but we will try!”
Another rally-goer named Anas Shuaib said that on November 5 the voters will tell Harris: “You are fired.”
Former first lady Melania Trump praises her husband, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, after he speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
“I am an Arab American, a Muslim American, and I voted for Trump because like Kamala kicked out that Muslim at the rally, Ahmed Ghanim, we will kick him out of the White House. And when Trump is president, there will be peace, there will be prosperity, and America first…nothing comes first,” he said.
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Trump said during the rally that he will have “the biggest victory in the history of our country in November.”
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
“We’re running against something far bigger than Joe or Kamala. And far more powerful than them, the massive, vicious, twisted, radical leftist machine that runs the Democratic Party today. They’re just a boat. In fact, they’re a boat perfect because they will not give them will do whatever they want to defeat them,” he said.
“We will have the greatest victory in the history of our country on November 5, and it will be the greatest victory in history. We will make America great again.”
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