Donald Trump gathers thousands of supporters in the center of New York for his big rally

New York, October 27 (EFE).- The surroundings of Madison Square Garden, in the heart of Manhattan, were filled with thousands of supporters of the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, more than five hours before the appearance of the former president in this image. position to hold a rally with which he wants to start the last week of the election campaign.

The arrival of a crowd of Trump supporters caused street closures and traffic problems several hours before the start of the rally, at 5 p.m., for which about 19,500 seats were reserved, which, according to the Republican campaign, were sold out out in case. of hours.

In a relaxed atmosphere, the attendees, dressed in red “Make America Great Again” caps or T-shirts with the slogan “No more bullshit!” (No more nonsense), at noon they began to gain access to what is known as the most famous stage in the world.

Trump plans to appear with other leaders of his campaign, such as tycoon Elon Musk, former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or UFC CEO Dana White.

The Republican has wanted to appear in a city with a Democratic majority and in a state that gives all the polls to his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.

This is his second gathering in New York since he appeared in the Bronx on May 23rd.

The police deployment around Madison Square Garden has been particularly heavy because the concert venue is located at the main transportation hub of Penn Station and there were fears of anti-Trump protests.

Most of the attendees are white, some coming from neighboring states, although EFE was able to talk to some Latinos who will vote for Trump on November 5.

“He better protects family values. That’s why we voted for him,” some of the attendees told EFE.

Orthodox Jews who received the prestigious invitations to the rally confirmed that “with Trump the alliance with Israel is protected, much better than with Harris, whose position we do not know.”

According to Trump’s campaign spokeswoman, Danielle Álvarez, the choice of Madison Square Garden for this large gathering at the end of the campaign corresponds to the intention of the candidate “to speak to all voters from the media mecca of the world, New York”.