Trump joined Melania, Elon and other MAGA friends in an enthusiastic rally at Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump turned New York from blue to red – at least for a while – on Sunday during his Madison Square Garden rally where he made familiar remarks during what can only be described as the second Republican National Convention.

“I’d like to start by asking a very simple question: Are you in a better situation now than you were four years ago,” Trump said during a news conference. the top of his speechwhich occurred more than two hours after he was scheduled to address the crowd.

The audience roared with applause as they heard the beginning of Trump’s familiar speech.

“I am here today with a message of hope for all Americans,” the Republican presidential candidate said. “I will end inflation. I will stop the invasion of criminals coming into our country. And I will bring back the American dream, we need the American dream to come home. Our country will be bigger, better, bolder, richer, safer and stronger than ever before.”

The former president spent Sunday in Manhattan, which he has almost no chance of doing. The island overwhelmingly supports his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, but a massive rally in his hometown drew thousands of people to the famous arena. Fans crowded the streets of Midtown for hours while red MAGA hats were spotted throughout New York City. They hooted and screamed and waited for a chance to see Trump in something became a seven-hour rally.

At least 30 celebrities close to Trump and his campaign spoke before approximately 19,000 people a few hours before the former president’s speech.

Speakers included vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance, his presidential transition team Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, and his children Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, wrestler Hulk Hogan and TV personality Dr. Phil. than a dozen others.

Hogan began his wrestling theme song by waving an American flag and ripping his shirt, bringing the crowd to Madison Square Garden, the venue where he headlined Wrestlemania in 1985. During his speech, Hogan mentioned comparing the rally to the 1939 event. Nazi rally in the same arena.

– I don’t see any stinking Nazis here. I don’t see any stinking domestic terrorists here,” he said. “All I see here is a group of hard-working men and women who are real Americans, brother.”

Musk, who spent tens of millions of dollars campaigning for the former president, said he was “not only MAGA, I am Dark Gothic MAGA” as he dressed in black.

The Telsa founder noticed the energy in the arena that sent the crowd into a tizzy. He added that America will not only be great under Trump, but will reach heights never before seen, promising to take the government “off the people’s backs” and “out of their pockets.”

“Honestly, you guys are amazing,” Musk said as the crowd chanted his name. “This is the kind of positive energy that America is all about.”

Even Trump’s wife Melania Trump delivered a speech in an unexpected style — a tradition she rejected at the official RNC over the summer.

“Our hometown where architectural symbols of strength, courage and unity form the canvas for the undisputed industrial capital of the world,” Melania said.

She then joined the triad that painted a bleak picture of New York, even though the statistics suggested otherwise.

The massive rally revealed the who’s who of the Republican Party, which served as the “closing argument” before voters head to the polls. Nine days before voting ended, the former president decided to hold a rally in one of the most Democratic-voting U.S. cities, making remarks that mimicked previous rally speeches and delivered them to a crowd that had been lined up for hours before the vote. the doors opened at noon.

He maintained misinformation about migrants coming to the U.S. and claimed that prisoners and gangs were coming from Venezuela and the Democratic Republic of Congo to take over cities including Times Square.

“The United States is currently an occupied country,” Trump said.

There is no evidence that prisoners from other countries are “dumped” to the US. In Aurora, Colorado, police identified 10 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and nine were arrested.

At several points in his speech, Trump talked about the U.S.-Mexico border and an “invasion” from the south. He called for the introduction of the death penalty for migrants committing murders, criticized the Biden administration for the number of illegal border crossings and announced the largest deportation action in the country’s history.

“We will not allow ourselves to be invaded, occupied or conquered,” said the Republican Party candidate.

Trump repeated his point lies about how the Biden administration handled Hurricane Heleneclaiming that the White House used FEMA funds to support migrants, not hurricane victims. It’s worth noting that despite this, he also stated that his campaign is leading in “every swing state.” polls show Trump and Harris essentially tied.

He also attacked the achievements of his Democrat rival, calling her a “person with a very low IQ.”

“She destroyed San Francisco, she destroyed it with Gavin Newscum, the governor, who is the worst. One of the worst governors in the country, they destroyed California,” Trump said. “And she will no longer have a chance to continue destroying our country. We’ll get it back soon.”