Donald Trump's Latest Rally Is Being Called A "Nazi Rally" Because Of These 11 Incredibly Racist Moments
Yesterday, Donald Trump held a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden that has since been dubbed a "Nazi Rally" online.
This is a Nazi rally. They’re Nazis. Good god, that should mean something.
— Aaron Regunberg (@AaronRegunberg) October 27, 2024
This is not an exaggeration. The phrase "Nazi Rally" trended throughout the event, with half a million posts using the language on Twitter (now known as X).
What could have led to this? Well, the event — which was meant to kick off the presidential candidate's final stretch of campaigning — was full of Republican speakers who, to be frank, made incredibly racist and alarming remarks.
Here are 11 key moments:
1.Much of the immediate backlash was directed toward comedian and podcast host Tony Hinchcliffe, who received gasps from the crowd after referring to Puerto Rico as literal garbage. He said, "There's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico."
The video of his statement garnered heavy criticism after it amassed over 25.3 million views online. Later, in a statement to Forbes, Trump campaign senior advisor Danielle Alvarez seemingly tried to distance themselves from Hinchcliffe, saying, "the joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”
Trump rally speaker: “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico” pic.twitter.com/pbw88p5PhI
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 27, 2024
RSBN / Via Twitter: @KamalaHQ
2.That was far from the only criticism received by Tony. He also drew ire from former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro — and the general public — after falling into the tired, racist trope of oversexualizing Latinos while relating families seeking refuge in the United States to a failed version of the pull-out method.
Tony said, "And these Latinos, they love making babies, too. Just know that. They do. They do. There's no pulling out. They don't do that. They come inside, just like they did to our country."
I hope every Latino voter will watch Trump and his campaign reps today and ask themselves whether Trump has respect for them or their children. Hell no he doesn’t. He thinks of you as trash, no matter how long your family has been in America. https://t.co/fjCMFqPCIe
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) October 27, 2024
RSBN / Via Twitter: @JulianCastro
3. Tony also dipped a toe into age-old antisemitic stereotypes suggesting Jewish people are greedy, "joking": "When it comes to Israel and Palestine, we're all thinking the same thing: Settle your stuff already. Best out of three: rock, paper, scissors. You know Palestinians are going to throw rock every time... You also know the Jews have a hard time throwing that paper."
Tony Hinchcliffe: "When it comes to Israel and Palestine, we're all thinking the same thing: Settle your stuff already. Best out of three: rock, paper, scissors. You know Palestinians will throw rock every time. And also we know Jews have a hard time throwing that paper." pic.twitter.com/Dyt6dBevsm
— Diana Leygerman (@dinachka82) October 27, 2024
PBS News / Via Twitter: @dinachka82
4.AND THEN he pointed out a Black man in the crowd who he said was a "buddy" he "carved watermelons" with at a party.
(There's a trend here of the jokes not only being very unfunny but also incredibly uncreative. He just touted the most commonly used racist stereotypes that have existed for decades.)
Trump rally speaker “jokes” about Black people “carving watermelons” pic.twitter.com/ESizvHV1Np
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 27, 2024
RSBN / Via Twitter: @KamalaHQ
5.Moving on (finally) from Tony, disbarred lawyer Rudy Giuliani took the stage to declare "Palestinians are taught to kill us at 2 years old...and Harris wants to bring them to you."
The statement is fearmongering and demonization of a group of people at its core.
Rudy Giuliani: “The Palestinians are taught to kill us at two years old. They won’t let a Palestinian in Jordan.. in Egypt. And Harris wants to bring them to you. “They may have good people. I’m sorry, I don’t take a risk with people that are taught to kill Americans at two.” pic.twitter.com/bgU2Mztphy
— Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 27, 2024
PBS News / Via Twitter: @jacobkornbluh
6.Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson also delivered remarks, saying, "It's going to be pretty tough for them, 10 days from now, to look in the eye of America with a straight face...and say, 'You know what, Kamala Harris got 85 million votes because she's so impressive.' As the first Samoan, Malaysian, low IQ former California prosecutor ever to be elected president."
Ignoring the suggestion that Harris has a low IQ — an idea without base that is arguably rooted in eugenicist theories surrounding the intelligence of Black people — Tucker misidentifying Harris's race as "Samoan or Malaysian" is clearly meant as a dig. My question is: What about being Samoan or Malaysian is insulting?
It’s never lost on me that these people believe sincerely that simply being non-white is an insult. https://t.co/2u7BnUkUtM
— AT (@primediscussion) October 28, 2024
C-Span / Via Twitter: @primediscussion
7. Meanwhile, despite the crowd cheering for speakers like South African-born Elon Musk and Slovenian Melania Trump, they also offered applause to former political advisor Stephen Miller's statement that "America is for Americans and Americans only."
"America is for Americans and Americans only."— Stephen Miller, 2024"Germany is for Germans and Germans only."— Adolf Hitler, 1934pic.twitter.com/BIYXUZL7FW
— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) October 27, 2024
RSBN / Via Twitter: @maddenifico
8. Dr. Phil (who I didn't know anyone was still giving speaking opportunities to) shared his thoughts on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, which are designed to ensure everyone is offered an equal opportunity regardless of race. He is apparently opposed to equality, saying, "This country was built on hard work... Not on DEI."
Only has a career because of a black woman https://t.co/KWkz8E7RAI
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) October 27, 2024
C-Span / Via Twitter: @ChaseMit
9.Speaking of people who are vocally against diversity, equity, and inclusion, Elon Musk has become a Trump rally regular, and yesterday was no different...
...The billionaire wore a Make America Great Again hat featuring the now-less commonly used Fraktur font, which was heavily used in Nazi campaigning. Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf cover features the title in hand-drawn Fraktur font, and the style was reportedly adopted on many official Nazi documents and letterheads.
Is anyone else horrified???? They’re soft launching nazi germany in real time. https://t.co/GF9AWeojjc
— Mel 🤭 (@TheBaddestMitch) October 28, 2024
Elon Musk / x.com / Via Twitter: @TheBaddestMitch
10.This list would not be complete without an appearance from the man of the hour himself, Donald Trump. During the rally, he promised to "invoke" laws from the 1700s. "Think of that," he said. "That's how far back — that's when they had law and order."
The period of "law and order" he praises included a time when women and Black people were not allowed to vote, and slavery had yet to be abolished.
On top of this, Trump specifically pointed to reawakening the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 which, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, "is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation. The law permits the president to target these immigrants without a hearing and based only on their country of birth or citizenship." Furthermore, "it can be — and has been — wielded against immigrants who have done nothing wrong, have evinced no signs of disloyalty, and are lawfully present in the United States."
Tonight, Trump:—Once again said Americans who don’t support him are “the enemy within”—Announced that Americans should “get ready” for him to bring back laws from the 1700s—Attacked journalists as “enemies” and fantasized about “decapitating” a reporter—Denigrated America… pic.twitter.com/mBFI9ScwmY
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 28, 2024
C-Span / Via Twitter: @KamalaHQ
11. And finally, radio personality Sid Rosenberg simply echoed the opinion of those online by bluntly referring to the event as a "Nazi rally."
This Trump guy called a spade a spade. This is a fascist’s fantasy — a sick reenactment of the Nazi rally Trump has hungered for all his life. It’s déjà vu, America. Madison Square Garden 1939 — just months after Hitler’s Kristallnacht. pic.twitter.com/ArHY0OaQHS
— Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) October 27, 2024
RSBN / Via Twitter: @WordswithSteph
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