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Trump’s NYC Rally Filled with Explicitly Racist Attacks, Threats to Trump Critics

HeadlineOct 28, 2024

Here in New York, Donald Trump headlined a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, holding what The New York Times described as a “closing carnival of grievances, misogyny and racism.” During his speech, Trump described Democrats as the “enemy from within” and repeatedly attacked immigrants, claiming that the United States is now an “occupied country.”

Other speakers included Trump’s running mate JD Vance, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tucker Carlson, Stephen Miller and Hulk Hogan. The rally began with conservative comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage.”

Tony Hinchcliffe: “There’s a lot going on. Like, I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. Yeah, I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón called the remarks “despicable, inappropriate and disgusting.” During his time on stage, Tony Hinchcliffe also mocked a Black man whom he said “carved watermelons” for Halloween. Another speaker called Kamala Harris the Antichrist.

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Governor Tim Walz compared Trump’s rally to the pro-Nazi rally held at Madison Square Garden in 1939.

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