Obama slams Trump for holding 'racist, sexist, bigoted' event at Madison Square Garden

Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump for holding a 'racist, sexist, bigoted' arena astatine Madison Square Garden, calling connected voters to cull nan erstwhile president's politics.

Obama was speaking astatine a rally for Kamala Harris successful Philadelphia connected Monday nighttime erstwhile he went aft Trump, calling him retired for nan speakers astatine his Sunday nighttime arena successful New York's biggest venue.

'The man holds this large rally successful Madison Square Garden,' Obama said, noting nan warmup speakers were 'saying nan astir racist, sexist, bigoted, stereotypes. One feline called Puerto Rico "an land of garbage."'

'These are Americans. They're people. And that is nan reason why this election should not beryllium close,' he continued.

'It should beryllium clear. Here's a bully rule: if personification does not respect you, if personification does not spot you arsenic chap citizens pinch adjacent claims to opportunity. to nan pursuit of happy to nan American dream, you should not ballot for them. You should not expect them to make your life better.'

Obama has been a fierce professional of Trump while campaigning for Harris. He's called retired nan erstwhile president for trying to termination Obamacare, for not handling nan COVID pandemic correctly and for taking in installments for his economy. 

Obama called connected group to 'reject nan politics' that Trump and his supporters presented Sunday night.

'Treat everybody pinch dignity and respect,' he told nan roaring crowd. 'Stand up for those who cannot guidelines up for themselves.' 

Trump connected Monday denied being a Nazi aft galore speakers astatine his rally utilized crude connection and hurdled racist insults toward Harris.

Harris' moving mate Tim Walz compared nan arena to a Nazi rally.

'I'm not a Nazi. I'm nan other of a Nazi,' Trump told thousands of supporters astatine Georgia Tech connected Monday night.

But nan Madison Square Garden arena was filled pinch arguable moments. 

Trump´s puerility friend David Rem referred to Harris arsenic 'the Antichrist' and 'the devil.' Businessman Grant Cardone told nan crowd that Harris 'and her pimp handlers will destruct our country.' 

'She is nan devil ... She is nan anti-Christ. At her rally past week, she said that Jesus Christ's followers are not welcomed astatine her rallies,' Rem said. 

And comedian Tony Hinchcliffe went viral after  he called Puerto Rico arsenic a 'floating land of garbage'.

'I don't cognize if you guys cognize this, but there's virtually a floating land of garbage successful nan mediate of nan water correct now. I deliberation it's called Puerto Rico,' he told nan rally.

In different lewd remark, he added: 'These Latinos, they emotion making babies too. Just cognize that. They do. They do. There's nary pulling out. They don't do that. They travel inside. Just for illustration they did to our country'.

Many Republicans, including Trump, disavowed Hinchcliffe's remarks.

Hinchcliffe later said he was joking, noting he is simply a comedian. 

Obama was successful Philadelphia to punctual voters location that nan past time of early voting was Tuesday.

He was joined by Bruce Springsteen and John Legend, some of whom performed for a packed crowd of 10,000.