Opinion | Trump Is Less Confident Than He Says. His Rally at Madison Square Garden Proves It.
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Trump's Madison Square Garden rally intended to showcase authoritarian strength ultimately revealed the dark, disturbing undercurrent of his campaign, highlighting moral and intellectual decline.
Trump described his opponents as a 'massive, crooked, malicious leftist machine', asserting they are 'the enemy within' that his supporters must unify against.
The rally featured offensive jokes from speakers, including a racist comment about Puerto Ricans that incited backlash from prominent Puerto Rican figures, endangering Trump's appeal in critical states.
The atmosphere at the rally, marked by crude humor and dark rhetoric, reflected the troubling tendencies of the MAGA movement as noted by various on-stage speakers.
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