Thousands turn out for Trump rally in Madison Square Garden

Wearing MAGA caps and hoisting Trump banners, thousands of supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump queued for a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden on Sunday (October 27). The high-profile event takes place in a state that last backed a Republican president in 1984. Bronx resident Richie told Reuters that he supports the former president because "he's going to save us… from the Democrats." Chris Indellicoti said he believes Trump is the only presidential candidate who "has the American people's best interest at heart." Trump's rally in Manhattan, like Harris' event in Houston on Friday (October 25) with Beyonce, hopes to lean on star power to support local congressional candidates ahead of the Nov. 5 election. U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, who is supporting Trump's reelection bid with his X social media platform, enormous wealth and cash giveaways that have raised legal questions will be among the featured speakers, the Trump campaign announced. Trump, a New York celebrity for decades, will use the event at the iconic venue known for Knicks basketball games and Billy Joel concerts to deliver his closing argument against Harris. Polls show the rival candidates are neck and neck in the battleground states that will decide the next president with just over a week until Election Day. More than 38 million votes have already been cast.