Last winter and spring, Donald Trump kept talking about wanting to have a mega MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden.
Now I’m told he’s going to surprise us with something either at the Garden or the Barclay Center in Brooklyn.
Trump bringing his goons and right wingers into Manhattan or Brooklyn would be daunting for the NYPD. The protesters would probably outnumber the people inside.
Of course Trump could try to fill Yankee Stadium or CitiField. But does he have enough fans for those venues? Unlikely. The number of empty seats recorded would be a real embarrassment.
Barclays or MSG are more in the 20,000 range, which Trump could pull off as he spouts lie after lie. Both places seem to have openings the week of October 20th.
Trump coming into New York City would be interesting since most of the city hates him. But his people will come in from rural areas. Maybe Ted Nugent will perform. Or Zachary Levi will introduce him!
PS MSG may not go for it. After all, they hosted a Nazi rally in 1939 sponsored by the German American Bun. Mayor Fiorella La Guardia was criticized for letting the rally go on, saying it was a matter of free speech. The area around the Garden went into lockdown. It’s taken decades and a lot of Billy Joel concerts to erase that memory.
