Donald Trump's rally draws apparent sellout crowd to MSG

NEW YORK -- Thousands of people, including from different parts of nan country, descended connected Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected Sunday day for erstwhile President Donald Trump's run rally.

The NYPD said it had drones complete nan area, robots, and a helicopter, arsenic good arsenic antiterrorism units extracurricular monitoring nan business to support everyone safe.

With conscionable 9 days to spell until Election Day, a caller CBS News canvass has nan 2 statesmanlike candidates cervix and neck, pinch Vice President Kamala Harris astatine 50% and Trump astatine 49% among apt voters. In battleground states, some are polling astatine 50%.

The attraction of nan respective campaigns has been connected issues, including immigration, nan warfare betwixt Israel and Hamas, and crime.

• Read more: Kamala Harris widens lead complete Donald Trump successful New York. Here's what pundits opportunity nan caller canvass could mean for nan House race.

JD Vance, Elon Musk, Melania Trump spoke

Sunday's rally marked a detour from nan battleground states for Trump. Among those who took nan shape earlier nan erstwhile president said were erstwhile New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Staten Island activistic Scott LoBaido.

"President Trump grew up here. He's a New Yorker," Giuliani said. "That's why group get a small spot irritated astatine him. He speaks his mind."

When Trump entered nan arena location was applause, a opinionated ovation, and everyone started chanting. Every spot appeared to beryllium filled from nan level to nan highest sections. In summation to Trump, vice statesmanlike nominee JD Vance, billionaire protagonist Elon Musk and Trump's wife, Melania, each spoke. 

Trump supporters revel successful erstwhile president's appearance

The erstwhile president is from Queens. CBS News New York met supporters from his location borough, but besides a mates from Chicago.

"I conscionable emotion him, and he's nan best. I want nan system to get better," a female said.

"We person an influx of migrants, forbidden migrants. Our system is ... conscionable spell to nan market store," a man from Dutchess County added.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was 1 of respective Long Island representatives who came to nan Garden successful nan Trump motorcade.

"Just look around. This is incredible. We're successful New York City successful nan mediate of, you know, this is wide ... 1 of nan astir wide cities successful nan country, and it's amazing," New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov said.

Vulgar connection during nan introductions 

Before Trump took nan stage, location was immoderate vulgar connection successful nan speeches. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who goes by Kill Tony, referred made a crude joke referring to Puerto Rico arsenic a "floating land of garbage" and made different violative jokes astir Black group and Latinos. 

Sid Rosenberg, a power big that Trump often talks to, called Hillary Clinton a "sick boy of a b***," and referred to migrants arsenic "f---ing illegals." 

David Rem, a puerility friend of Trump's, called Harris "the antichrist." 

Grant Cardone, a business owner, said Harris "and her pimp handlers will destruct nan country." 

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