Former President Donald Trump took the stage at his historic Madison Square Garden rally, where thousands of supporters from the deep blue northeast state cheered wildly as the 45th president railed against Biden-Harris administration policies and vowed to “Make America Great Again.”
Trump took the stage at Madison Square Garden just after 7 p.m. in the packed stadium, where he focused his speech on spiraling immigration, inflation woes, and looking toward the future with lower consumer costs and securing the border. The rally was first-come, first-serve, and sold out within hours of being announced earlier this month. Madison Square Garden has a capacity of 19,500 people.
“I’m hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer,” Trump told the crowds as he spoke about the illegal immigration crisis since 2021.
“I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail. Gonna kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible. And to expedite removals of Tren de Aragua and other savage gangs like MS-13, which is equally vicious, I will invoke the Alien Enemies act of 1798,” he said.
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Trump said that Harris was behind “the most egregious betrayal” of any U.S. leader due to immigration policies under the Biden-Harris administration.
“Over the past four years, Kamala Harris has orchestrated the most egregious betrayal that any leader in American history has ever inflicted upon our people. She has violated her oath, eradicated our sovereign border, and unleashed an army of migrant gangs who are waging a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens,” he said.
The massive rally, where nearly 200,000 people tried to gain access according to Donald Trump Jr., included a handful of high-profile speakers ahead of Trump’s remarks, including an address from former first lady Melania Trump.
“Envision a wonderful America where the seeds of security, prosperity, and health are so and once again for the benefit of our families,” Melania Trump said before introducing her husband. “Let us start together with a shared vision that builds on American greatness. Let’s seize this moment and create a country for tomorrow, the future that we deserve. And now.”
Supporters of former President Donald Trump gathered outside of Madison Square Garden. (Fox News Digital )
Trump’s speech included a focus on the economy and spiraling inflation and “bringing back the American dream,” including vowing to the audience that he will cut their energy costs in half by January of 2026 if he’s elected.
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Former US First Lady Melania Trump arrives to speak at a rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
“I will terminate the green new scam. And we’ll cut your energy prices in half, 50% within one year from January 20th. Is the fake news hearing that?” he said, before directing the audience to the “fake news media” at the rally.
Trump touted that if he wins the election next week, he will lower costs for consumers, as well as end taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits.
“We will rapidly defeat inflation and we will very simply make America affordable again. We’re going to make it affordable. I will massively cut taxes for workers and small businesses, and we will have no tax on tips. No tax on overtime. And no tax on Social Security benefits for our seniors,” he said.
Trump added that under his leadership, the Republican Party has become the “party of inclusion.”
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“Jews and Muslims and Catholics and evangelicals and Mormons and they’re all joining our cause in large numbers, larger than anyone has ever seen in this country before, larger than they’ve ever seen in any country,” he said.
“And we’re a big, powerful party and they’re losing it. They’re really losing it. Together we will lift America to glory beyond your wildest dreams. It’s going to happen fast, too.”
Other notable speakers at Trump’s rally included Speaker of House Mike Johnson, Hulk Hogan, tech billionaire Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, and Dr. Phil McGraw.
Kennedy, who ran for president as a Democrat before endorsing Trump in August, railed against the Democratic Party for morphing into a party he no longer recognizes.
Trump supporters in MAGA hats outside Madison Square Garden. (Fox News Digital )
“The Democratic Party is the party of war. It’s the party of the CIA. You had Kamala Harris giving a speech at the Democratic convention that was written by neocons. It was belligerent. Pugnacious. It talked about domination of the world by the United States through our weapons of war. It’s the party today that wants to divide Americans. It’s a party that is dismantling women’s sports by letting men play women’s sports,” he said.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 27: Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks before Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. Trump closed out his weekend of campaigning in NYC with a guest list of speakers that includes his running mate Republican Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, among others, nine days before Election Day. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
“It’s the party of Wall Street. It’s the party of Bill Gates, who just gave $50 million to Harris. It’s the party and the Harris campaign is very proud that it received the endorsement of 50 former CIA agents and officers. And of John Bolton and of Dick Cheney.”
Musk wore his “dark MAGA” all-black hat during the rally, which he called “dark gothic MAGA,” and vowed to cut government spending if Trump secures the election and appoints Musk to the administration as “Secretary of Cost-Cutting.”
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at a rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Trump had teased for months that he would hold a rally at Madison Square Garden and officially announced the event earlier in October.
“This is going to be an iconic, historic day, and you can see it’s already full. I mean, it’s amazing. These tickets sold out in less than three hours. And it shows the enthusiasm, the momentum, the energy, as we are in this closing chapter of an unbelievable campaign,” New York Rep. Elise Stefanik told Fox News Digital ahead of the rally, saying New York is in play for the Trump campaign.
Fox Digital spoke to attendees gathered outside the arena, who relayed they are “excited” to see Trump at home in New York City and that many New Yorkers are ready to pull the lever for the GOP ticket next week.
“Absolutely,” Westchester native Alexa Brink told Fox Digital when asked if other New Yorkers she knows will vote for Trump. “All day long. Let’s go Trump!” She added that she wasn’t sure if Trump can win New York, “but we’ll try!”
Another rally-goer named Anas Shuaib said that on Nov. 5 voters will tell Harris: “You’re fired.”
“I’m an Arab-American, Muslim-American, and I’m voting for Trump because just like Kamala kicked out that Muslim at the rally, Ahmed Ghanim, we’re going to kick her out of the White House. And when Trump becomes president, there’s going to be peace, there’s going to be prosperity, and America first … no one else first,” he said.
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Trump said during the rally that he will have the “biggest victory in the history of our country in November.”
“We’re running against something far bigger than Joe or Kamala. And far more powerful than them, which is a massive, vicious, crooked, radical left machine that runs today’s Democrat Party. They’re just vessels. In fact, they’re perfect vessels because they’ll never give them a hard time. They’ll do whatever they want. I know many of them. It’s just this amorphous group of people. But they’re smart and they’re vicious, and we have to defeat them,” he said.
“We’re going to have the biggest victory in the history of our country on November 5, and it’s going to be the biggest victory in history. We’re going to make America great again.”