Donald Trump’s recent rally at Madison Square Garden was a spectacle, showing the surge of support that’s been building as the 2024 election draws near.
The enthusiasm was undeniable, with Trump supporters flooding the streets of New York City from early in the morning. Over 75,000 people showed up, spilling out beyond the arena, and the sheer size of the crowd made the event hard to ignore.
GPS—a total of 98,678 mobile devices were at or in the immediate vicinity of Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.
Just under 20,000 were in the venue itself and the balance were outside watching.
47% had never attended a Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/obtFjyXMYz [1]
— Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) October 28, 2024 [2]
The liberal media’s usual playbook didn’t work this time; their attempt to label the rally as some extremist gathering quickly unraveled, as reported by Townhall [3].
Ironically, this event saw Holocaust survivors in attendance and became one of the most pro-Israel gatherings New York City has seen in months, contrasting sharply with recent pro-Hamas rallies.
Shocked that the supposed "Nazi" rally at Madison Square Garden would turn out to be a rabidly "pro-Israel" rally pic.twitter.com/TDqQu2infB [4]
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) October 27, 2024 [5]
Nazi rally! 🇺🇸🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/hVYNO0wdfQ [6]
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 27, 2024 [7]
The liberal narrative couldn’t hold. Their branding of Trump supporters as extremists felt more like desperation, especially as their attack lines have failed to gain traction.
This is how MSNBC is describing Trump’s MSG rally.
I can’t wait for them to become completely and totally irrelevant.
Pure trash. pic.twitter.com/kylRQtS1zC [8]
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 27, 2024 [9]
The accusations of fascism and comparisons to Hitler only highlight the left’s increasing struggle to find a message that sticks.
Lol MSNBC spoke to voters in Michigan and this voter basically blasted their propaganda efforts to their face: "I've heard so much about Trump being angry and he's a fascist and dictator, but problem is, when I listen to him, I don't hear any of that." pic.twitter.com/71Qam0hYLA [10]
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 27, 2024 [11]
BREAKING: Puerto Ricans who attended Trump's Madison Square Garden rally say they had ZERO problem with the joke Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made on stage
"Do you guys even give a f*ck about that?"
Them: "No, we don't… Puerto Ricans for Trump."
Only white liberals are mad… pic.twitter.com/JmCYO3sAZK [12]
— George (@BehizyTweets) October 28, 2024 [13]
Even comparisons to historical presidents like JFK and Jimmy Carter as symbols of fascism would make more sense than calling Trump a Nazi, but this is where their strategy stands in the closing stretch of the election.
President John F. Kennedy attending his Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden in 1962. pic.twitter.com/ITQwPAJCxU [14]
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 28, 2024 [15]
President Jimmy Carter attending his Nazi Rally at Madison Square Garden in 1980. pic.twitter.com/Bboe2UwsZW [16]
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 28, 2024 [17]
Adding to the spectacle, Democrats projected a “Trump Praised Hitler” message onto the iconic arena during the rally.
DNC projects “Trump praised Hitler” outside the rally at MSG. pic.twitter.com/4HNWbao7Et [18]
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 27, 2024 [19]
This stems from a controversial story in The Atlantic, alleging that Trump once expressed admiration for “German generals.” According to reports by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, Trump reportedly asked his former chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly, why he couldn’t command similar loyalty.
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