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Trump fills Madison Square Garden with anger, vitriol and racist threats (www.theguardian.com)
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Anger and vitriol took center stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, as Donald Trump and a cabal of campaign surrogates held a rally marked by racist comments, coarse insults, and dangerous threats about immigrants.

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[–] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc 50 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh hey, it's a repeat from a certain political rally in 1939 in that same venue!

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 11 points 10 months ago

Things are looking up then, perhaps Kuhn will head straight to prison.

[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I would have never believed that he is able to fill so many seats in NYC. What a bleak outcome.

[–] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

Id venture a guess that's not filled with locals. Thats the kind of rally people would travel for

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

NYC does have reasonable mass transportation.

Probably easy to waddle your hate into a communist subway from well outside the city and step out right at Madison Square Garden.

[–] notaviking@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

Remember Trump is only there because almost half of voting Americans support him

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Gotta make up for the lack of charisma somehow!

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Hey, the joke about the giant floating pile of garbage is about the UK, you cunt