The election rally of the US Republican Party candidate for the presidency Donald Trump in New York is a leading topic in Western publications today, writes BTA in the press review.
"I am excited to return to the city I love", said Trump, taking the stage at "Madison Square Garden" to address thousands of his supporters at the largest election rally to date, writes the American newspaper "Wall Street Journal". And so it was: part rock show, part revival; at once somber and discontented, but comedic and epically long (rally), the newspaper notes.
One of the participants in the election rally, comedian Tony Kiel, joked to the audience that Latinos were having too many babies and called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage", the newspaper "USA Today" wrote. The Queens-born Trump expected the rally to be a star-studded event, similar to that of world-class performers, and the event featured the founder of "SpaceX" Elon Musk, American wrestler and actor Hulk Hogan and Dana White, CEO of the world's largest MMA organization UFC, the newspaper added.
Daniel Alvarez, a senior adviser to Trump's campaign, said that "the comedian's joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign", the American edition of the magazine reported. "Politico".
His offensive comments and the many insulting remarks made by pillars of Trump's political movement during the hours-long program quickly overshadowed the spectacle of the event, which drew thousands of MAGA ("Make America Great Again!") faithful to the heart of Manhattan, the publication notes.
Although New York is not a battleground state, the Trump campaign focused on the situation in Manhattan, knowing that it would attract huge media attention and could give a boost to Republicans, "Politico" added.
Trump performed "Madison Square Garden" with anger, rage and racist threats, says the headline of a leading story in the British newspaper "The Guardian".
Anger took center stage in the New York City hall last night as Trump and his campaign allies held a rally marked by racist comments, crude insults and dangerous threats against migrants, the newspaper notes. The event at "Madison Square Garden", in midtown Manhattan, drew comparisons to the famous Nazi rally held in the same arena in 1939, writes "The Guardian".
Tim Walz, Kamala Harris's vice presidential candidate, said there was a "direct parallel" between the two events.
The atmosphere at the rally was certainly somber: one of the speakers, comedian Kill Tony, described Puerto Rico, home to 3.2 million U.S. citizens, as a "garbage island"; Tucker Carlson mocked Harris' racial identity; a radio host described Hillary Clinton as a "sick bastard"; and a childhood friend of Trump's said Harris was the "antichrist", the publication added.
Trump continued his remarks on migration and said that "a wild Venezuelan prison gang" has "taken over Times Square", which would surprise anyone who has recently visited the New York landmark, "The Guardian" notes.
On February 20, 1939, just seven months before Germany invaded Poland, the pro-Hitler German-American Bund (union) organized a massive Nazi rally in the very same hall, the newspaper explains.
Donald Trump took the stage at "Madison Square Garden" with his head held high and shoulders straight, kissed Melania, she took his hand, he was at home, the British newspaper "Telegraph" wrote about the same event.
One of the most iconic places in the world had become a sea of hats with the inscriptions MAGA and Trump-Vance. The city center was cordoned off as crowds of supporters flocked to New York hoping to see the former president take the stage for his most controversial rally yet, the British publication highlighted.
When he took the stage at the historic venue, Trump immediately thanked New York - the – "special place" where he was born and built his business empire, the daily added.
The American newspaper "Washington Post" draws attention to another topic related to the US elections. According to the newspaper, 60-year-old Harris has turned the tables on her 78-year-old opponent when it comes to age-related issues, using the same words that Trump used against Biden. But Harris portrays Trump not only as old, but also as unstable and intent on amassing "unchecked power" – a figure whose thirst for control would threaten both democracy and the security of the American people, the newspaper wrote.
Vice President Kamala Harris toured Philadelphia yesterday, focusing on reaching out to black and Latino voters and hoping to boost voter turnout in the Democratic stronghold just nine days before Election Day.
After three days of large-scale rallies and celebrity appearances by Barack and Michelle Obama, Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé, Harris spent much of yesterday in much smaller venues – a church, a barbershop, a bookstore and a Puerto Rican restaurant. The visit concluded with a rally at a basketball arena in North Philadelphia. Latin American celebrities Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin shared Harris's plan for Puerto Rico on Instagram, where they collectively have more than 315 million followers.
Democrats were particularly keen on the support of Bad Bunny, who is particularly influential among Latinos and young people, the "Washington Post" notes.