Madison Sq. Backyard, generally often known as “The Backyard,” hosts quite a lot of occasions, together with skilled basketball (dwelling to the New York Knicks), hockey (dwelling to the New York Rangers), live shows, boxing matches, and different main sporting occasions.
Nevertheless, on Sunday, the long-lasting venue hosted former President Donald Trump‘s closing rally, only a week earlier than Election Day. Since opening in February 1968, the present incarnation of MSG has hosted the Democratic Nationwide Conference 3 times—in 1976, 1980, and 1992—and the Republican Nationwide Conference as soon as, in 2004.
Right here’s extra in regards to the venue, together with its capability and particulars in regards to the Trump rally.
What Is the Seating Capability of Madison Sq. Backyard?
Relying on the occasion, Madison Sq. Backyard holds a various variety of individuals. It seats roughly 19,000 for basketball video games and round 18,000 for hockey video games.
How Many Individuals Attended the Trump Rally at MSG?
Who Attended the Trump Rally?
Alongside together with his working mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Trump was joined on stage by former Fox Information host Tucker Carlson, tech billionaire Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hulk Hogan, and Rudy Giuliani, amongst others.
Former first girl Melania Trump additionally made a particularly uncommon marketing campaign look, delivering temporary remarks and introducing her husband.
Moreover, and notably, the rally featured comic Tony Hinchcliffe, who delivered a joke evaluating the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico to “a floating island of rubbish.”
Who Is Profitable the Election?
As of October 27, FiveThirtyEight’s every day election ballot tracker exhibits Harris main nationally by a slender margin of 1.4 proportion factors over Trump, down from 1.8 factors final week.
Trump and Harris are in a decent contest throughout seven key battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. On Monday, Harris is holding a rally alongside her working mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In the meantime, Trump is holding a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, with Vance.