Trump supporters converge on Madison Square Garden ahead of highly-anticipated rally: 'Iconic'

Former President Donald Trump is group to return nan shape astatine Madison Square Garden successful heavy bluish New York City, successful a highly-anticipated rally that supporters are calling "iconic." 

"This is going to beryllium an iconic, historical day, and you tin spot it's already full. I mean, it's amazing. These tickets sold retired successful little than 3 hours. And it shows nan enthusiasm, nan momentum, nan energy, arsenic we are successful this closing section of an unbelievable campaign," New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik told Fox News Digital from wrong Madison Square Garden connected Sunday. 

Trump is expected to return nan shape aft 5 p.m. connected Sunday evening, wherever supporters began gathering connected Saturday successful anticipation of nan event. Trump had teased for months that he would clasp a rally astatine Madison Square Garden and officially announced nan arena earlier successful October. 

"We conscionable rented Madison Square Garden. We're going to make a play. We're going to make a play for New York. Hasn't been done successful a agelong time. It hasn't been done successful galore decades," Trump said during a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month. New York past voted for a Republican president successful 1984 during President Ronald Reagan's landslide victory, erstwhile he only mislaid nan authorities of Minnesota. 

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 27: Police teams return information measures arsenic Trump supporters stitchery extracurricular Madison Square Garden up of Donald Trump rally successful New York, United States connected October 27, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Stefanik told Fox Digital that Trump could triumph nan monolithic state, saying Vice President Kamala Harris is underperforming pinch voters successful New York plaything districts. 

"I do deliberation that President Trump tin make history and triumph New York, and here's why. If you look astatine Kamala Harris's performance, she is underperforming Joe Biden successful each azygous plaything territory successful New York City. She will beryllium nan lowest performing Democrat nominee for president since nan 1980s. President Trump has historical support among increasing demographic groups, African American voters, Hispanic voters, Jewish voters, moving people voters. So this is an America First activity that useful for each Americans and I deliberation that New York could make history connected Election Day."

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The rally is first-come, first-serve, and sold retired wrong hours of being announced. Madison Square Garden has a capacity of 19,500 people. 

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 27: Trump supporters stitchery extracurricular Madison Square Garden up of Donald Trump rally successful New York, United States connected October 27, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Fox Digital said to attendees gathered extracurricular nan arena, who relayed they are "excited" to spot Trump astatine location successful New York City and that galore New Yorkers are fresh to propulsion nan lever for nan GOP summons adjacent week. 

"Absolutely," Westchester autochthonal Alexa Brink told Fox Digital erstwhile asked if different New Yorkers she knows will ballot for Trump. "All time long. Let's spell Trump!" She added that she wasn't judge if Trump tin triumph New York, "but we'll try!"

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Another rally-goer named Anas Shuaib said that connected Nov. 5 voters will show Harris: "You're fired."

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 27: Trump supporters stitchery extracurricular Madison Square Garden up of Donald Trump rally successful New York, United States connected October 27, 2024. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

"I'm an Arab-American, Muslim-American, and I'm voting for Trump because conscionable for illustration Kamala kicked retired that Muslim astatine nan rally, Ahmed Ghanim, we're going to footwear her retired of nan White House. And erstwhile Trump becomes president, there's going to beryllium peace, there's going to beryllium prosperity, and America first … nary 1 other first."

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"I want Kamala to know, you're fired," he continued. 

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Stefanik added successful her remark to Fox Digital that nan rally is simply a testament to his support nationwide. 

"President Trump has talked pinch maine astir this for nan past 4 years, truthful I'm truthful gladsome that this is happening. This is simply a existent testament to truthful overmuch support that he has, not only successful nan authorities of New York, but crossed nan country."

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