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Trump fills Madison Square Garden, but his rally sparks controversy | US elections 2024

Donald Trump filled the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York with red caps on Sunday, where he presented himself as the savior of the United States “destroyed” by Kamala Harris, during a rally marked by insults against Puerto Ricans who caused a lot of reaction.

You destroyed the country, […] Kamala, you’re fired, go away!launched the Republican, who was counting on the most famous arena in the worldwith a capacity of 20,000 seats, to demonstrate its popularity in the heart of New York, a Democratic and progressive bastion.

Conversely, Kamala Harris opted for small events in Philadelphia on Sunday, almost door-to-door, with an emphasis on black and Latino communities to gain votes in one of the seven contested states. which will be decisive in the election of November 5, the outcome of which is still uncertain.

In New York, where he was born and made his fortune in real estate – several skyscrapers there bear his name – before being condemned several times by civil and criminal courts, Donald Trump promised to fix that Kamala brokeduring a rally where, a rare occurrence in the campaign, he was introduced by his wife and former first lady of the United States Melania Trump, who has been discreet until now.

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Supporters and Americans opposed to Donald Trump gathered in front of Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

Photo : Getty Images / Spencer Platt

Among the room drivers, between Elon Musk, Robert Francis Kennedy Jr, the wrestler Hulk Hogan, or the former ultraconservative Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a comedian, Tony Hinchcliffe, stood out by comparing Puerto Rico, many of which natives reside in New York, a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.

The sequence was quickly denounced on social networks, in particular by the Democrat’s campaign team, which went to a Puerto Rican restaurant in Philadelphia on Sunday.

And several Puerto Rican stars, such as the prince of reggaeton Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin, have shown their support for Kamala Harris by relaying videos of the Democrat on Instagram.

This is what they think of uswrote Ricky Martin, referring to Donald Trump’s rally. And to add to its 18 million subscribers: vote for @kamalaharris.

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The report by our correspondent Azeb Wolde-Giorghis.

At the podium, one of Donald Trump’s hard right advisors, Stephen Miller, also said that America is for Americans and Americans onlywhile a conservative activist called Kamala Harris aAntichrist and held up a crucifix in front of the applauding crowd.

Using provocations to overwhelm his adversaries with all evil, Donald Trump once again accused Kamala Harris, a vice-president incompetentfor having opened the floodgates of America to bring in millions of migrants criminals.

He also promised to make the cost of living affordable again in Americapromising tax cuts, while inflation handicaps the economic record of the Democratic administration.

He did a lot for us, people have hopeestimated Gail Lopez, 55, among the crowds crowding in front of the enclosure, sometimes several hours in advance. I think it will end the wars in Ukraine and the Middle Eastshe said, referring to the promise of the 78-year-old billionaire, who would be the oldest president in the history of the United States to take office if elected.

The 60-year-old vice president, a former prosecutor, promised to draw up her own indictment against Trump on Tuesday a stone’s throw from the White House, at the same place where the latter had harangued his supporters on January 6, 2021 just before they attacked the Capitol.

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Democratic presidential candidate and current Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris at a partisan rally in Pennsylvania on October 27, 2024.

Photo : Getty Images / Andrew Harnik

I do it here, because I think it is very important for the American people to think about who will occupy the Oval Office on January 20she explained in an interview on CBS Sunday, discussing the danger that Donald Trump and his policies represent.

We must not wake up the day after the election and have regretsshe said on Sunday in Philadelphia.

In the big Pennsylvania city, she campaigned neighborhood after neighborhood, hugging voters, cuddling babies and greeting customers in businesses to grab every possible vote.

The day before, she took the stage with Michelle Obama, one of America’s favorite personalities.

The former first lady of the United States expressed her real fear to see Donald Trump return to the White House, who never acknowledged his defeat in 2020 and was indicted by federal justice for attempts to illegally reverse the results of the election

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