NYC's Madison Square Garden Faces Backlash After Planned Trump Rally
By: Paige Oamek (The New Republic)
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Donald Trump plans to hold a massive rally in New York City just before the election—bringing back memories of another infamous gathering in Madison Square Garden.
As Election Day looms, Donald Trump is finalizing his speaking schedule for the next several weeks. One surprising stop, according to sources familiar with the Republican candidate’s schedule, is a hometown visit to New York City.
The New York Post first reported that Trump will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden later this month. New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal , who represents the district, confirmed that the event will be held October 27 at 3 p.m.
In a solidly blue New York City, one might ask why Trump is bothering to campaign so close to the election in the city at all.
Online critics were quick to point out that the event bears a striking resemblance to a Nazi rally that took place in Madison Square Garden in 1939 during the reign of Adolf Hitler. At the time, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia was criticized for allowing the event to take place, but it proceeded anyway. Many also questioned the motivations of a Trump rally in a state that hasn’t voted for a Republican candidate for president since Ronald Reagan.
Hoylman-Sigal called the rally a “ disastrous decision ” by the venue “that will endanger the public safety of New Yorkers and has the potential to incite widespread violence.” Like many, he also called upon Madison Square Garden to cancel the event.
Donald Trump’s underlying reasons for supporting the state of Israel might have something to do with lining his own pockets.
The Trump Organization is reportedly looking to reopen talks about a lucrative hotel deal in Jerusalem, a discussion that began in earnest before the October 7 attack last year, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The organization was in talks to build a luxury property on the former site of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to sources and documents reviewed by the Times .
But that’s not the only Trumpian real estate project in the works in Israel. In Tel Aviv, the Trump Organization eyed a rising skyscraper as a possible location for another Trump-branded hotel, a project that would create the most hotel rooms in a single building just steps away from the headquarters of the Israel Defense Forces.
“The deal absolutely would have gotten done if not for Oct. 7,” Eric Trump, who oversaw the deal, told the Times , adding that the real estate group would “definitely” finalize a deal with the country “when the current situation that we’re all witnessing on TV every day is resolved.”
Trump has been anything but shy about his unequivocal support for Israel. One of his biggest donors—and the recipient of one of Trump’s Presidential Medals of Freedom— Miriam Adelson , is also the richest Israeli in the world, and has worked for years to influence and lobby U.S. politicians to make decisions that benefit the Israeli state.
Speaking earlier this week with New York radio show Sid & Friends , Trump claimed that “nobody’s done more for the Jewish people than I have.” And in an interview with Hugh Hewitt , Trump insisted that the state of Israel—not necessarily Jewish Americans—needed to “get smart” about supporting his candidacy while speculating about the potential “waterfront property” real estate development possibilities in Gaza.
“I think that Israel has to do one thing,” Trump said. “They have to get smart about Trump, because they don’t back me. I did more for Israel than anybody. I did more for the Jewish people than anybody. And it’s not reciprocal.”
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Heil Trump !
So you think raising the forefinger and thumb is a tribute to Hitler?
If you want to compare Hitler salutes, let's take a look....
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They are using the wrong finger.
Whatever but do you think the Trump supporters are showing the Nazi salute?
No, I do not. But they are doing a salute of some sort as evidenced by the timing with most of the people doing it in unison.
The pictures that you showed are of one person, and in all except one (Colbert was making fun of Trump) could be gesticulating for any reason.
Thank you for making my point.
Many on the left take the lifting of either arm by a Trump supporter as a Nazi salute.
I am simply pointing out it could be construed both ways.
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Please, dont make sense, you are confusing them.
They just want to make you smell their armpits.
I showed you that a simple act of lifting either arm by a politician or any political supporter can be used as propaganda to show that person is making the nazi salute.
You made the accusation that some Trump supporters were making the nazi salute in post 1, I proved how wrong you are.
Why do you think he supplied that photo and said heil trump?
Show where I did that.
Things should get real quiet now
They know but many of them are resistant to believing the truth.
You yourself have said "You make no sense" many times over the years. Do you complain to the mods when they don't delete your comment?
So the words "Heil Trump" mean nothing to you?
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Sanders and Warren are waving to the audience.
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They ARE the audience.
Yea...just like this guy was "waving" to the audience
Pretty sad that you think these people are giving the nazi salute.
No one knew that salute is now the same as the #1 motion.
lol
to the best of my knowledge no Trump rally in history has chanted "we're number #1".
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The desperation is very apparent and quite comical.
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Amazing how gullible when they want to believe the shit fed them is steak
Only you would think holding up a finger signaling #1 to everyone with rational thinking is the same as a Nazi salute.
We all know that if it were a picture of leftists at a leftist rally, he would say "Hey, look, they think he/she is number one"
The desperation is getting worse if the ignorant fucktards in the media are pulling the NAZI card for a political rally.
They know thew writing on the wall that their anointed one without ever receiving a vote is going to lose.
The stench of desperation is in the air.
Especially when one looks at all the other political rallies that have been held at Madison Square Garden.
This one caught my eye. They were far closer to 1940s nazi Germany than 2024. I wonder how many nazi salutes were thrown then s/
Dumbasses, the point of the photo of the Trump rally is MOCKING.
But lets get to the point. Why is Trump holding a rally in Madison Square Garden? The week before the election he would maximum media coverage if he held it anywhere on earth. So its not for visibility. Then why? Oh yeah, it echoes another famous rally. Maybe he's just doing it to fuck with people. well, fuck him.
Your imagination has gone off the grid.
Did you ever think that he has been saying that he thinks he can take New York for several months now? Whether he can or not is not the point. He is using MSG because of the large venue and the ability to hold thousands of participants, more importantly, he will be in the heart of left wing lunacy.
Not everything is a conspiracy theory for you to make about Trump....and before you claim I am defending him; you would be wrong once again. I am pointing out the stupidity of the left to see nefarious actions in everything not just Trump, but to all Republicans.
Donald Trump is easily the biggest believer in conspiracies of any of the 46 presidents. There is no second place.
Your opinion
Ex-ADL Head: Donald Trump Hand-Raising Gesture …
WEB Mar 7, 2016 · Former Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw Donald Trump asking supporters to raise their right hands and promise to support him.
“I think that Israel has to do one thing,” Trump said. “They have to get smart about Trump, because they don’t back me. I did more for Israel than anybody. I did more for the Jewish people than anybody. And it’s not reciprocal.”
Trump did more for the Jewish people than anyone? He obviously knows very little about history!
Of course its not just the Jews that he loves dearly-- few people know that he's also done more for the Blacks than any president!
This proves it:
Mr. President, do you believe that justice was served in the Breonna Taylor case in Kentucky? And what is your message to the Black community who believe that perhaps justice was not served by the decision that was rendered by the grand jury in Kentucky?
DONALD TRUMP: Well, my message is that I love the Black community and I've done more for the Black community than any other president, and I say with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, and I mean that, with opportunity zones, and with criminal justice reform, with prison reform, with what we've done for historically Black universities, colleges, schools, what we've done.
It's nobody's done more. Abraham Lincoln, let's give him the nod, but beyond that, nobody's done more. I love
the Black community.
Trump supporters shouting "Hail Trump" and giving the Nazi salute:
Sounds like the liberal left is becoming increasingly more scared and paranoid every day leading up to the election.