Strong supporters of former President Trump say Sunday’s campaign rally at Madison Square Garden was a bold statement that their movement is entering deep blue areas like New York City.

“Donald Trump is in play in every state,” Pennsylvania resident John Nolan told Fox News Digital outside the famous arena before the rally. “This guy posts numbers no matter where he is. I mean, people came from everywhere to come here and his supporters are here.”

“Absolutely,” Alexa Brink, a Westchester, New York, native, told Fox Digital when asked if other New Yorkers she knows would vote for Trump. “All day. Let’s go Trump!” She added that she wasn’t sure Trump could win New York, but added, “We’ll try!”

While New York hosts many elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans are not generally expected to win the state in the presidential race. He has gone Democratic in every presidential election since Ronald Reagan won for the Republican Party in 1984.

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The mood outside the famous arena was at fever pitch as crowds of fans took to the streets of the Big Apple and waited with bated breath to see if they could gain access to the 19,500-seat venue. Police say many people were turned away, with Donald Trump Jr. saying nearly 200,000 people tried to gain access to the rally, which featured a handful of high-profile speakers before Trump’s remarks, including the former first lady Melania Trump, CEO of Tesla. Elon Musk and Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

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Melissa Elsner and Luke Ordino came from New Jersey and said they weren’t surprised by the size of the huge crowd that gathered at “the most famous arena in the world.”

“No, absolutely not, because we are the majority, even though the news often tries to tell us that is not the case,” Elsner said, adding that the economy, illegal immigration and education are his three main issues heading into this election.

“Come on, Donald Trump can do anything in New York,” Elsner added. One woman, Barabara Walsh, said she even traveled from Ireland to attend the highly anticipated event.

A group of young Jewish fans lined up outside the main entrance to the stadium. “USA, USA, USA,” they chanted, jumping up and down and waving an Israeli flag.

“We are here because we need to make America great again, we need Trump to come home to bring the hostages back… we need a good economy, no more wars… Kamala Harris continues to turn around,” said the 17-year-old president. said old Tzvi Schoch.

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“Everyone was better… under Donald J. Trump than today, inflation is extremely high, under Trump it was 1.9%. We need Trump back in power, we need the wall is built, we need illegal aliens who take our taxpayers’ money. We need a strong president… and one who is not like Biden, like Harris. .

“Trump protects Jews,” shouted Mendel Steigman, 17, who says he and his friends have been victims of anti-Semitic attacks and insists Trump is a friend of Israel.

Another rally attendee, Anas Shuaib, a Palestinian Muslim American who has lived in America for 25 years, said that on November 5, voters will tell Harris: “You’re fired, you’re fired, you’re fired.” “.

“The Arabs are voting for Trump!” » said Shuaib. “When Trump becomes president, there will be peace, there will be prosperity and America first! He will end the war in the Middle East and he will kick you out of the White House.”

Latino New Yorker Belio Martinez held a poster with the now-famous photo of Trump reading “Never Surrender.” He said the various lawsuits against the 45th president had “solidified” his support for Trump.

The rally ended shortly after 8:30 p.m., with a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.”

Outside, New York City residents Maria Coletta and Rhonda Gottlieb said the rally was their first and it did not disappoint.

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“The energy of the crowd, the speakers, the issues discussed, it was absolutely exhilarating,” Gottlieb said, proudly holding a “Trump-Vance” poster.

“I think the symbolism is just fantastic because New York City It’s a blue city and he arrived and there was such a turnout, I mean, it was packed, it was packed and there were thousands of people outside. I think a lot of blue cities are getting redder and redder because at some point the Democrats’ extremism – defunding the police, transgender(ism) – all these issues are just pushing normal people and senses to the right. “

Gottlieb said she was once a “left-wing person” but that many years of study on issues such as racial and sexual politics brought her to the right.

Edward deep blue turned against him.

Young, who lived in the Big Apple from 1983 to 1990 and now resides in New Jersey, said the rally showed New Yorkers were back in the former president’s corner.

“Trump was New York City’s favorite son, he was loved. Last election cycle, there wasn’t even a rally in the city…but he came back in a big way,” Young said , who said he met his fiancée at a Trump rally. .

“Four or five years ago, if I wore MAGA clothing in the Bronx, I’d get my ass kicked, but no, the local people love it and it’s obvious why… it’s because the democratsthey’ve gone too far,” Young said, noting that it has become harder for city workers to survive.

J Mellz, a New York musician who has lived in Brooklyn and Queens, said Trump is making big gains among blacks, Latinos and other minorities.

“I think it was enthusiastic, I think it’s something that New York needed, I think it’s something that the media is not going to show to its full extent, but it shows how New York York is united,” Mellz said.

“It showed it’s time for change here, and I think we’re tired of the people running and controlling the area. I think we’re looking forward to something different.”

Fox News’ Emma Colton and Mitch Picasso contributed to this report.

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