Hundreds of red caps “Make America great again” under the big blue New York sky. The image is rare, in a city which voted 75% against Donald Trump in 2020… In the United States, 8 days before the presidential election on November 5, the candidates continue to travel through the seven key states of the election .
However, this is not the case of New York – the state like the metropolis of the same name – promised to the Democrats. But that did not prevent Donald Trump, a native of Queens, and a figure in this city where he is no longer really welcome, from holding a meeting, Sunday, October 27, in the legendary hall of Madison Square Garden, in Manhattan.
Peter, a Democrat, watches the line stretch around the building: “I'm yelling stupid anti-Trump slogans at his supporters that I pass. He's a crook, a bastard… Having been president doesn't make you a good person“, he tackles.
In New York, the Republicans are in hostile territory. Yet they filled this enclosure with nearly 20,000 seats. “Donald Trump is at home”displays the Madison's giant screen. The affront is accepted, jokes Fred, in his tracksuit printed with the face of his champion: “He's giving New York liberals the middle finger. They tried to put him in jail. They're making up cases they never made up for anyone. Trump is showing how much support he has. is too big for them to rig the election, like in 2020.”
A crowd heated to white heat by an endless list of supporters: JD Vance, Hulk Hogan, Elon Musk and even an extremely rare appearance from the billionaire's wife, Melania. Four hours of speeches before the arrival of the candidate… where he presented himself as the savior of the United States “destroyed” by Kamala Harris.
His meeting was marked by insults against Puerto Ricans which caused controversy. 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 the island of Puerto Rico , a territory belonging to the United States, to “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean“. The sequence was quickly denounced on social networks, in particular by the campaign team of Kamala Harris, who had just gone on Sunday to a Puerto Rican restaurant in Philadelphia, where this community is established. And several stars born on the island, like the prince of reggaeton Bad Bunny, and Ricky Martin, showed their support for Kamala Harris by relaying videos of the Democrat on Instagram.
In the stands, Mary Jo Guinchard, Republican candidate for Congress for neighboring New Jersey, is fascinated by the atmosphere: “Madison Square Garden is amazing!” The New York Democrats are, to hear it, missing the point: “They don't know what they need. It's about freedom! Where were you four years ago? Things were better, they were much better. On November 5 he will win and so will I. And we will take care of this country, we will put it back on track.” As for Donald Trump, the speech was unsurprising. But the bet has paid off: investing in one of the bluest cities in the country, almost a week before the election.
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