The election of the American president: Trump at Madison Square Garden, the most famous place in New York

Donald Trump will take the stage at Madison Square Garden this Sunday at 11 pm (French time).

The candidate of the Republican Party intends to show his popularity in this legendary area which is in the middle of Manhattan in New York.

Less than ten days before the still uncertain US presidential election, Donald Trump planning to flood the legendary site of Madison Square Garden in New York with a wave full of red caps. This Sunday, October 27, at 11 pm (French time), the Republican candidate will take the stage with his campaign partner, the multi-billionaire Elon Musk . While his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, has shown the support of several popular culture icons in recent days, the former White House tenant plans to deliver a show on as it is in this iconic room in the heart of Manhattan.

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Since opening its doors in 1879, Madison Square Garden has hosted a number of political events. This is where Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy, in a low-cut white dress and brown wig, May 19, 1962.

It was also where Bill Clinton was officially nominated by the Democratic Party to defend his colors in the 1992 US presidential election, and where former Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt had to be an opponent of finance, three days before his election, by saying the famous phrase: “They are unanimous in their hatred against me. But I rejoice in this hatred.”

But the Madison Square Garden stage is especially famous for hosting the biggest stars in music. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, The Who, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, to name a few.

In 1939, a collection with a Nazi reception

This complex is also a sports mecca, home to the popular NBA and ice hockey teams the Knicks and Rangers. And it is also in this area that the legendary boxer Mohammed Ali was knocked to the mat for the first time, in 1971, by Joe Frazier, in what is considered the “fight of the century”.

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Pope John Paul II (in 1979) and Pope Francis (in 2015) even celebrated mass inside this legendary room. But it was not always a scene of peaceful events. In 1939, the hall, which was further north in Manhattan, was the scene of an impressive rally on the far right, in front of more than 20,000 sympathizers saluting Hitler. For Hillary Clinton, beaten by Donald Trump in 2016, there is no doubt: “One of the things you’ll see … is Trump reenacting the 1939 Madison Square Garden rally” she said on CNN.

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