Thousands of Donald Trump supporters are gathering in New York City for a rally for the ex-President in the Democratic stronghold.
A river of people spanning more than a block waited in line to get into Madison Square Garden in Manhattan early Sunday afternoon – also known as the ‘World’s most famous arena.’
As cops slowly let the crowd through barricaded sections of the street, they chanted, ‘USA, USA, USA, Trump, Trump, Trump.’
On a rooftop near the arena, at least two snipers were spotted overlooking the crowd ahead of the rally for the Republican presidential candidate Trump.
People of all ages and ethnicities lined up on 33rd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Some wore red MAGA hats, others Trump flags over their backs.
Queens resident Nick Lauda, 24, and his friend said they lined up around 12.15pm because it ‘would be cool to see him (Trump) in person’.
‘I think it shows how well he’s doing if he was able to get this venue because I don’t know if he would have been able to four to eight years ago,’ Lauda, who has been supporting Trump since his first run in 2016, told .
Lauda said he thinks Trump will win the November election because polls have shown the Republican candidate leading in some swing states.
‘Polls already skew Democratic so I think he’s up by a lot,’ he said.
‘You have a good feeling but you never know.’
Outside the arena, people sold MAGA hats, flags and merchandise, a scene not typically seen in New York City which is majority Democrat.
A British woman, who declined to giver her name because she said her friends would not speak to her for supporting Trump, lined up for the rally — even though she cannot vote.
She said she supports Trump’s plans to secure the border and finds it unbelievable that it is frowned upon to voice support for the former president in New York City.
David Schey, from Deer Park, Long Island, told Metro he wanted to come to the campaign rally because ‘Trump is the best bet for America right now.’
‘I think he’s the strongest candidate, especially to be on the world stage right now,’ he said.
The rally comes a day after Donald Trump took a dig at Beyoncé for attending an event for Vice President Kamala Harris.
The 78-year-old said at a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, yesterday that ‘Joe Biden is asleep’ while Harris is ‘at a dance party with Beyoncé,’ referring to the Democratic presidential candidate’s appearance with the hit singer at her rally in Houston, Texas.
Harris was caught jokingly swearing at a bar in Michigan yesterday as she met with the governor Gretchen Whitmer in the crucial swing state.
She joked the media was ‘listening to everything’ before noticing the media surrounding them.
‘I didn’t notice that. We just told all the family secrets, s***,’ she said.
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