Republican presidential nominee and former US President Trump brought his campaign to New York City on Sunday, holding a rally at Madison Square Garden where he took repeated jabs at Kamala Harris.
The former president opened the speech by asking if Americans were better off than four years ago, emphasising his intent to restore what he claimed Harris had broken. As part of his closing argument just 9 days before Election Day, Trump told the crowd, “On issue after issue, Kamala broke it, but I’ll fix it,” with supporters waving signs that read, “Trump Will Fix It.”
During his speech, Trump touched on familiar themes, such as criticising Harris’s intelligence, describing the US as ‘occupied’ due to immigration, and pledging tariffs on foreign imports and outsourced jobs.
He also repeated anecdotes from previous rallies, mentioning a SpaceX launch and defending New York City Mayor Eric Adams over facing federal charges and said that these all were done as he spoke on the city’s migrant surge.
Trump’s rally featured high-profile speakers, including Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hulk Hogan, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Former First Lady Melania Trump also made a rare campaign appearance, briefly introducing her husband.
Musk, a favourite among Trump’s base, urged attendees to vote early, describing the election as a “real battle” and calling on them to get friends and family to the polls.
Guest speakers at the rally sparked controversy, especially comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” receiving mixed reactions from the audience. Harris’s team noted that, as at the same time she was in Philadelphia discussing her plans to support Puerto Rico with local voters. Tucker Carlson also stirred tension by mocking Harris’s racial identity, adding to the rally’s divisive tone.
