Trump supporters camping overnight outside MSG in anticipation of mega MAGA rally

Dozens of die-hard Trump supporters who couldn’t wait to see their candidate Sunday night at Madison Square Garden started camping outside the venue Saturday to make sure they snag a seat.As many as 100 Trump backers were lined up in lawn chairs just after midnight Sunday outside the famous arena — and some of them came as early as 10 am Saturday to a spot along 33rd Street and Sixth Avenues.“We love Trump,” Patty Vitala told the Post, “I love Trump and it’s cold out but it’s worth the wait.

We want to make sure we get in.”Patty, 57, and her friends got to the Garden at 3:30 p.m.They even rented a hotel room, but are electing to stay out on the street overnight.“I was almost going to doze off.

We do have a hotel room to go back to change but we’ll most likely be sitting out here for the night so we don’t lose our seats and make sure we get in.”Barbara, 54, who works for a school district in Sussex, NJ, was the earliest of the early birds – arriving at 10 A.M.Saturday.“I never expected to be first in line,” Barbara tells the Post.

“I’ve never been to Madison Square Garden and I just thought this was going to be a magical event.”When asked how she’s passed the time she said she’d been playing Words With Friends.Scott Williams, 62, came in from Staten Island with his girlfriend and got to 33rd Street at 11 A.M.“Well, I’ve never been to Madison Square Garden, so that’s nice,” Williams said, adding, “I’ve never voted in my life until this year.” He also plans to stay out on the street tonight in sleeping bags – “It’s better than paying $500 to $600 for a hotel.A little bit of cold ain’t no problem.”Debbie Carrol, 69, came from Long Island to see the former president tomorrow.“He’s home.

This is home.They should give him a good welcoming,” she told the Post.“I don’t plan on sleeping, too much adrenaline.”The Garden’s gates will open for rallygoers at noon with the event set to begin at 5 ...

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