Inside Trump's massive Madison Square Garden rally - what media didnt show
A first-hand look at yesterdays Trump rally at MSG reveals unexpected crowd diversity and atmosphere. Personal observations from the 5-hour event show stark differences from mainstream media portrayals
I went to check out Donald Trumps MSG rally yesterday‚ and its quite different from what you might expect. The mega-event had a church-meeting vibe — but with way more energy and excitement than your typical political gathering
The crowd broke every stereotype: there were folks from all backgrounds (including some unexpected ones like Albanian-flag wearing supporters trading MAGA hats for traditional qeleshes); the mix was super-diverse with grand-parents kids and everyone in-between. Near me stood a quirky guy drinking chocolate milk who thought itʼd be cool to climb a flag-pole — but most people were like Debbie a grand-mom from Long Island who waited 3-hours just to show support
We just witnessed history here‚ buddy
The speakers-list was quite a show: Hulk Hogan turned out to be surprisingly good at public speaking while Howard Lutnick from Cantor Fitzgerald got super-dramatic about crushing jihad. Rudy Giuliani focused on pro-Israel stuff; Israeli flags hung from upper levels and many Orthodox Jews (wearing MAGA hats with traditional dress) were there
The media keeps comparing this to some 1939 Nazi rally but thats hard to buy when you see Trump talking about uniting “Jews Muslims Catholics and Evangelicals“. His speech had some rambling parts but got real laughs; he mostly stayed away from election-fraud talk. The only real mess-up was some z-list comedians failed joke about Puerto Rico to a half-empty room early-on
The scene outside was huge — thousands watched on big screens while inside the packed arena a massive display declared “New York is Trump Country!“ Despite what polls say the energy was real even after 5-hours of speeches and entertainment
