Donald Trump’s rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday night was filled with inflammatory comments about Puerto Ricans, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, and others.
Variety has reached out to MSG representatives and James L. Dolan, whose family owns the venue, for comment. A representative for MSG responded with the following statement:
“As a company, we are neutral on political issues. We rent on either side. We do not censor artists, performers, or speakers.”
Agents said a March fundraiser for then-Democratic candidate President Joe Biden was held at Radio City Music Hall, also owned and operated by MSG, and raised $26 million for the campaign. pointed out.
Former President Trump berated Dolan multiple times during his remarks Sunday. “I want to thank Jim Dolan. He was incredible…the job they did. Thank you…What a great location…there’s no place like Madison Square Garden.”The two have been friends for years. Dolan married at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
President Trump also expressed sympathy for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing multiple lawsuits alleging wrongdoing in his administration and most of his top staff have resigned. President Trump claimed that Adams was “treated pretty badly” for speaking out about the city’s immigration crisis, echoing his own comments about his legal challenge, but the charges against him Although related to corruption allegations unrelated to the immigration crisis,
“You know, he said this whole thing about immigrants coming into New York, this is not sustainable. We can’t do that. We’re trying to run a city, and 100,000 immigrants… It’s coming,” Trump said. “We can’t do it, we can’t do it, it’s not possible, it’s not good.”
“He said it very well,” Trump continued. “I said, ‘Well, he’s going to be indicted by these lunatics for saying that.’ A year later, he was indicted.”
However, the mayor did not reciprocate President Trump’s sentiments, which Fox News described as “merciful.” Instead, he posted to X: “The hateful language used by some at today’s rally at Madison Square Garden was completely unacceptable. No matter what anyone says, hate is hate, and it has no place in our city. There is no place for hate. As Americans, we must always stand up against racism, anti-Semitism, and misogyny.
“Yesterday, ahead of today’s rally, we spoke about how we need to lower the temperature that fuels hatred and violence,” he added. “I’ll call you again.”
Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin are among the prominent industry figures who backed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris after a rally speaker called Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash” on Sunday. I was alone.
This blatantly racist comment sparked outrage among many people in media and entertainment, including prominent Puerto Ricans.
“Right now, there’s literally a floating island of trash in the middle of the ocean. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” said the comedian, who was among the many speakers before Trump took the stage at the famous concert arena Sunday night. said fellow podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe.
