Trump vows to win New York at controversial Madison Square Garden rally mired by race row and wild attacks on 'anti-Christ' Kamala Harris

Donald Trump campaigned with woman Melania for the archetypal clip successful beforehand of 20,000 fans astatine a marathon five-hour MAGA rally astatine Madison Square Garden connected Sunday night.

The erstwhile president said helium would beryllium the archetypal Republican to triumph New York successful 40 years and warned voting for Kamala Harris is simply a 'gamble' that volition outgo 'millions of lives' successful the monster lawsuit successful the bosom of Manhattan.

The 78-year-old was welcomed connected signifier aft a astonishment quality from the erstwhile archetypal woman and rocked the 'World's Most Famous Arena' with his often-repeated attacks connected Harris' borderline policies and rising crime.

The line-up of speakers that included Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson began with highly-controversial podcaster and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe – who sparked wide fury by calling Puerto Rico a 'floating land of garbage'.

He was followed by businessman Grant Cardone, who raised eyebrows by saying Harris and her 'pimp handlers' would 'destroy the country'.

But aft hours of anticipation, the assemblage roared arsenic Trump was brought connected signifier by his woman calling him the 'next commander-in-chief'.

Trump was reflective arsenic helium shared his emotion for New York, the metropolis wherever helium grew up and made his sanction arsenic a existent property mogul and TV star.

But helium past blasted Democrats who helium says person made the Big Apple - and the state - unrecognizable.

Trump besides doesn't deliberation helium is wasting his clip oregon run funds by rallying successful wide New York City with conscionable 9 days until the 2024 election.

He thinks that the heavy bluish authorities is winnable for him contempt it voting for Democrats successful each statesmanlike contention since 1988.

To underscore the value of the rally, Melania shocked fans by making her archetypal quality connected the run trail.

From the signifier astatine the iconic Manhattan arena, erstwhile President Trump vowed to instrumentality New York City to its erstwhile glory.

'We privation to triumph our country, but we besides privation to triumph New York and marque it harmless and beardown and beauteous and affordable and vibrant again,' Trump said.

'When I left, New York was the spot you wanted to beryllium and present radical conscionable don't talk good of it. But we're going to bring it back. And we're going to bring it backmost strong,' helium assured.

Trump made his last transportation to New Yorkers to formed their ballot for him arsenic aboriginal voting kicked disconnected successful the Empire State connected Saturday.

Sunday's monolithic rally with much than 20,000 supporters successful attendance kicked disconnected the ex-president's closing argument: Kamala Harris broke it, but Trump volition hole it.

'I anticipation you spell retired and vote,' Trump said toward the extremity of his much than hour-long remarks.

'It would beryllium specified an grant to triumph New York,' helium continued. 'Hasn't been done successful decades, hasn't been done successful truthful long. It hasn't been done successful truthful long.'

'They each say, 'sir you're wasting your money.' I don't deliberation so,' the optimistic campaigner said.

Trump wholly filled up Madison Square Garden connected Sunday for a rally with conscionable implicit a week to go.

'The king of New York is backmost to reclaim the metropolis that helium built,' the erstwhile president's eldest lad Donald Trump Jr. declared connected signifier astatine the renowned Manhattan venue. 

Red, achromatic and bluish lights surrounded the full arena wherever much than 20,000 radical gathered to perceive the erstwhile president motorboat his closing statement successful the past week of his run for a 2nd term.

Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk ended his remarks with his astonishment instauration of Melania, which sent the assemblage into an uproar.

'New York City and America needs their magic back,' she said successful her five-minute remarks, that concluded with her preparing the assemblage for her husband.

Melania flashed a large grin erstwhile erstwhile President Trump came connected signifier to a unrecorded show of his walk-out opus 'God Bless America' by Lee Greenwood.

The mates hugged and exchanged kisses connected the feature arsenic they listened to Greenwood's show and applauded the musician.

Melania went to the Republican National Convention successful July with the remainder of the household but didn't speak.

Trump's mediate lad Eric Trump claimed determination were 200,000 radical trying to get into the arena for the rally.

'We're going to win!' helium declared connected signifier alongside woman and Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump.

Lara said that Trump is astatine Madison quadrate Garden due to the fact that helium goes wherever others don't.

'Does anybody cognize the past clip a Republican president campaigned successful The Bronx? It was Ronald Reagan and, ladies and gentleman, helium turned New York red. I'm conscionable saying,' the co-chair said.

Trump pulled retired each the stops for the rally that GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik claims helium has 'been talking astir for years.'

More than a twelve speakers took signifier successful the hours up of Trump's arrival. This included a database of politicians, lawmakers, celebrities and lifelong friends of the 2024 Republican hopeful.

And the resounding taxable among the preprogram speakers was that New York is winnable for the erstwhile president – adjacent though the heavy bluish authorities has voted for Democrats for decades and polling shows nary denotation Trump tin triumph it. 

The archetypal talker of the nighttime kicked disconnected the rally connected a arguable foot.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referenced the 'floating land of garbage' successful the water that environmentalists constituent to arsenic a monolithic problem. But helium said that was really conscionable Puerto Rico.

The enactment earned condemnation from Puerto Rican celebrities Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin.

'This gag does not bespeak the views of President Trump oregon the campaign,' a Trump spokesperson said successful a connection to the media.

Lawmakers and politicians who spoke earlier Trump's accomplishment besides countered arguments that Trump shouldn't beryllium spending clip successful New York City truthful adjacent to Election Day connected November 5.

'I don't travel polls, but I bash travel energy. This does not consciousness similar 2nd spot vigor successful present tonight,' said Vivek Ramaswamy.

The biotech entrepreneur and erstwhile 2024 statesmanlike campaigner said a person asked him: 'Why the hellhole are you guys wasting your clip successful New York City alternatively of going to a plaything state?'

'Welcome to 2024 — New York is simply a plaything state,' Ramaswamy declared.

And supporters lined up extracurricular the arena connected Sunday hold that New York is successful play.

'I deliberation successful 2016 radical said there's nary mode Donald Trump would ever triumph the United States, it's ne'er going to happen. New York is, successful a batch of ways, a reflector culturally of what's going on,' Michael Rydelek, 27, told DailyMail.com.

'And conscionable arsenic brainsick arsenic the triumph successful 2016 was, I deliberation we're looking astatine the aforesaid happening successful 2024,' the Rockland County autochthonal speculated. 'You person a batch of radical successful New York City that are alert thing needs to alteration and consenting to spell distant with that change. New York City's a large portion of that equation.'

'People say, 'why is Trump astatine Madison Square Garden?' Well he's making a play for New York,' Rydelek added.

Television property Dr. Phil amazed the assemblage by speaking astatine the rally and introducing Trump's moving mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio).

The personage doc admitted: 'I don't similar oregon hold with everything Trump says oregon does… you don't person to emotion everything astir idiosyncratic successful bid to emotion them.'

'And the past happening helium needs is immoderate personage endorsement. What the hellhole bash I know? I cognize I'm nary personage to statesman with. And celebrities cognize thing astir argumentation oregon politics,' Dr. Phil said. 'So, wherefore americium I here? I'm present to speech to and basal up for the radical who person declared their enactment for Donald Trump.'

Dr. Phil, whose afloat sanction is Phillip McGraw, said that anyone who says what helium is saying successful Hollywood would beryllium retired of a job.

'The occupation is, I don't request one,' the scientist concluded.

Dr. Phil joined a stacked lineup of celebrities that came retired to backmost Trump.

UFC icon Hulk Hogan ripped disconnected his garment earlier taking the mic with his bicep muscles revealed successful his pro-Trump vessel top.

And conscionable a fewer speakers later, UFC CEO Dana White spoke connected behalf of Trump.