Trump takes stage to 20,000 roaring fans at NYCs Madison Square Garden for historic rally 9 days before Election Day
Former President Donald Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden for a barn-burning homestretch rally before a capacity crowd that erupted with an intensity typically reserved for pro athletes or rock stars.On Sunday, he stood where Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali in “The Fight of the Century” before an adoring crowd of some 20,000 supporters — thousands of whom braved chilly NYC streets for up to two days to secure a spot in line.Tens of thousands more were turned away after the venue filled up, cops said.Trump’s rally in the heart of the Big Apple was a homecoming to a city that has come to reject him and everything he stands for, tearing his names off buildings, putting him on trial and even barring him from doing business in the state.The enthusiastic turnout of die-hard supporters in the deepest-blue city in one of the bluest states in the nation flew in the face of the constant drumbeat from the left that he was unfit for office or will bring about the end of democracy as we know it — which continue even after two attempts on his life.Polls say the election is neck-and-neck, but it almost feels like the wind is at Trump’s back with Election Day just around the corner.
He just pulled off a number of successful campaign incursions, including a wildly popular stint as a Pennsylvania McDonald’s fry cook and an appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast viewed more than 30 million times in less than 24 hours.Thousands of supporters stuffed into pens in Midtown Manhattan ahead of the rally, despite heavy security and a complete lack of toilet facilities — around 2,000 camping out overnight as long as 48 hours before the event.By 10 a.m., there were more than 10,000 waiting for blocks and blocks around the Midtown venue.By 3 p.m., the Garden was at at least 85% capacity with only nosebleed seats still available, and by 4:30 p.m.
the NYPD started turning people away.Cops estimated that some 20,000 more were turned away.They spread o...