A mass bath awaited Donald Trump in the heart of New York. The surroundings of Madison Square Garden They were filled with thousands of supporters of the Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States more than five hours before the former president’s arrival on this iconic stage of his rally. The one to begin his last week of the electoral campaign.
With nearly 20,000 seats reserved and in a calm atmosphere where the streets were closed for several hours, participants wore red “Make America Great Again” caps or T-shirts. with the motto “No more bullshit”.
An act marked bys insults and racist attacks against Puerto Rico. “There’s literally a floating island full of garbage in the middle of the ocean. Yes, I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” said Tony Hinchcliffe, comedian and opening act for Donald Trump. All disguised in a non-existent humorous tone to camouflage their hatred
“I welcome immigrants to the United States of America with open arms. And when I say open arms, I mean it,” Hinchcliffe continued, waving his arms.
To end the speech, an unfortunate play on words. “And these Latinos love having babies, too. There’s no way they’re going to back down. They don’t do that.”
The recital continued with other Trumpist fans. “America is for Americans, only for Americans!”said Stephen Miller, a former adviser to Donald Trump.
For his part, journalist Tucker Carlson attacked Kamala Harris, inventing a non-existent ethnicity to veiledly criticize her race, calling her “Samoan-Malaysian”.
The truth is that in Puerto Rico they don’t have good memories of Trump. After Hurricane Maria, his visit to the island consisted of throwing out toilet paper. Now, after this rally, influential artists such as Jennifer López, Ricky Martin and Bad Bunny have shown their support for Harris.
The police deployment at this event was particularly significant because the concert center is located at the important transportation hub of Penn Station. and protests against Trump were feared.
THE The vast majority of participants were white.some even arriving from neighboring states. “Trump is better at defending family values. That’s why we voted for him,” said one of the people at the Republican rally.
