Posted on 10/26/2024 9:44:01 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
When former President Donald J. Trump decided to take a day off the battleground campaign trail in the waning days of the race to hold a rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden, it prompted a question from many political observers: Why?
New York is hardly a battleground state, and New York City is still a Democratic stronghold. So how come Mr. Trump is planning an event in Midtown Manhattan in the final two weeks of his presidential campaign?
Here are five reasons:
He will get to see his name in lights.
Mr. Trump was a performer and reality TV star before he was a political candidate and president. (It is worth recalling that at the Republican National Convention this summer in Milwaukee, Mr. Trump appeared onstage with a Broadway-style light display spelling out T-R-U-M-P.)
For years, Mr. Trump has measured the significance of his rally venues in part by who had appeared there before. And his yardsticks were usually not other politicians, but singers and other celebrities.
“Do you know how many arenas I’ve beaten Elton John’s record?” Mr. Trump once asked Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, as he prepared to hold an event during his presidency at the Fargodome at North Dakota State University.
And when he appeared at a rally last month at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, Mr. Trump noted proudly that Elvis Presley had played there.
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You’re right. I stand corrected
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“Why Is Trump Holding a Rally at Madison Square Garden? | New York is not exactly a battleground state. Here are five reasons Donald J. Trump is holding a rally there in the final days of the presidential campaign.”
1. Hitler held several rallies at MSG during WWII
2. The above have been well documented by Leni Riefenstah
3. Trump is Hitler
4. Ergo, Hitler Trump must hold a rally at MSG as well
5. And finally, Leni Riefenstah will be documenting the Hitler Trump MSG rally as well, which will titled “Triumph of the Hitler Trump Will”
A giant middle finger to the leftist power structure.
Classic Trump.
What was that about MSG?
Trump had that place rocking. I hope he sucked on his finger and stuck it in their eye.
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