Media, Dems compare historic Trump MSG rally to 'Nazi' event, ignore Democrat events held there

Some wide media outlets and Democrats have dubbed erstwhile President Trump's monolithic Madison Square Garden rally a "Nazi" arena – overlooking nan venue's storied history successful nan Democratic Party – including Bill Clinton's acceptance of nan Democrat statesmanlike information successful 1992 and nan Democratic National Convention held location successful 1924.

MSNBC edited clips of a Ku Klux Klan rally held astatine Madison Square Garden successful 1939 connected Sunday arsenic nan Trump rally was taking place, likening nan Republican frontrunner to a "fascist" leader and nan rally thing retired of Adolf Hitler's playbook. 

"But that jamboree happening correct now, you spot it location connected your surface successful that place, is peculiarly chilling because successful 1939, much than 20,000 supporters of a different fascist leader, Adolf Hitler, packed nan Garden for a alleged pro-America rally," MSNBC big Jonathan Capehart said connected air. 

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Former first woman Melania Trump and Elon Musk were among those speaking astatine erstwhile President Trump's Madison Square Garden rally successful New York, connected Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton, the grounded 2016 statesmanlike campaigner and erstwhile caput of state, besides made nan comparison anterior to Trump's rally connected Friday erstwhile speaking pinch MSNBC big Kaitlin Collins. Clinton called Trump a "fascist."

"Sadly, present successful America, nan word fits," Clinton told nan CNN host. "And you know, 1 different point that you’ll spot adjacent week, Kaitlin, is Trump really reenacting nan Madison Square Garden rally successful 1939." 

The Washington Post besides chimed successful Monday, connected a file entitled "Another nighttime astatine nan Garden: How Trump’s rally echoed 1 successful 1939."

But location are different Democratic politicians who person courted votes astatine nan Garden anterior to Trump's conflict outcry conscionable a week earlier the election.

In 1924, nan Democratic National Convention astatine Madison Square Garden was a pivotal infinitesimal successful U.S. governmental history, marked by aggravated factionalism and nan upfront power of nan KKK. Several Democratic candidates that twelvemonth had ties to aliases sympathies pinch nan KKK. 

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Former President Trump speaks during a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, Oct. 27, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

William McAdoo, a erstwhile caput of nan treasury and 1 of nan awesome candidates for nan DNC nomination, received nan endorsement of nan KKK. McAdoo was a salient leader of nan progressive activity astatine nan clip and played a cardinal domiciled successful nan management of his father-in-law, Woodrow Wilson.

Democratic leader Carter Glass, different campaigner successful nan 1924 race, garnered support from Klan-aligned delegates. Al Smith, nan first Catholic politician of New York, faced fierce guidance from these factions, who feared his information would alienate Protestant voters.

After a chaotic 103 ballots, nan normal yet nominated John W. Davis arsenic a discuss candidate. Davis denounced nan KKK during nan 1924 wide predetermination campaign, which he mislaid to incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge. Davis later unsuccessfully based on successful favour of nan "separate but equal" doctrine successful 1 of nan companion cases to Brown v. Board of Education, nan Supreme Court lawsuit that outlawed segregated schools.

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MSNBC aired a conception straight comparing Republican statesmanlike campaigner Trump's rally successful Madison Square Garden connected Sunday to a Nazi rally successful 1939. (MSNBC)

In 1932, different rally astatine Madison Square Garden was held successful support of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Democratic candidacy for nan presidency. The arena took spot during nan Democratic National Convention, which was officially held successful Chicago. 

Then, successful 1992, Democratic campaigner Bill Clinton was officially nominated arsenic nan party’s statesmanlike campaigner astatine nan Garden. In 1980, nan DNC nominated President Jimmy Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale for re-election astatine nan historical venue.

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Vice President Kamala Harris said Trump "fans fueld of hatred" successful consequence to questions from a newsman earlier boarding Air Force Two connected Monday regarding comparisons made to nan 1929 Nazi rally held astatine Madison Square Garden, arsenic good arsenic a joke made astir Puerto Rico by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during nan event.

"This is not caller astir him, by nan way. What he did past nighttime is not a discovery. It is conscionable much of nan same, and it whitethorn beryllium much vivid than usual," Harris said. "Donald Trump spends full-time trying to make Americans constituent their digit astatine each other."

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"He fans nan substance of hatred and division, and that's why group are exhausted pinch him. That's why group who formerly person supported Donald Trump and person voted for him are supporting me, voting for me. People are virtually fresh to move nan page," she added.

While nan existent Madison Square Garden installation opened successful 1968, nan historical venue dates backmost to 1879, uncovering its location successful different buildings astatine various points successful its 145-year history.

Fox News Digital's Anders Hagerstrom contributed to this report.