Last night, MAGA supporters from Long Island gathered at the Nassau County Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale to give President Trump, a native New Yorker, a hero’s welcome. The event occurred just three days after the second assassination attempt on his life in the past two months. Nearly twenty thousand filled the venue to its maximum capacity, while estimates suggest that two to three times that number were unable to make it inside. Those who attended were treated to a classic performance from the 45th and aspiring 47th president.
From the outset of his high-energy, rip-roaring speech, President Trump made his intentions for this rare Republican visit to New York—his second in the past four months—abundantly clear: “The reason I’m here is because it hasn’t been done in many decades. It hasn’t been done for a long time. But we are going to win New York.”
Trump addressed the pervasive narrative regarding Republican chances in the Empire State. “When I told some people in Washington I was going up to New York, they said, ‘What do you mean New York? You can’t ever win, nobody can win, Republicans can’t win.’” But Trump’s message is resonating with those across the state who have long been harmed by the consequences of radical left rule, and echoes the same question he posed nationwide eight years ago when he first emerged as a political outsider: “What do you have to lose?”
Not since the 1980s has a Republican won the general election in New York. Ronald Reagan achieved this by capitalizing on the key crises attributed to the failures of the Carter administration. Fast forward to today, and the Harris-Biden administration presides over even more historically severe crises, including unaffordable prices due to high inflation and illegal immigration, which has led to a rise in crime. These issues are felt across the entire country, but perhaps most acutely in New York.
For example, the cost of living in New York is now 26% higher than the national average, while housing costs are a staggering 75% above the national average. This means that the crippling inflation brought on by the Harris-Biden administration is hitting the Empire State even harder.
Regarding the increase in migrant crime, recent estimates indicate that 75 percent of arrests in Midtown Manhattan and over 60 percent in Queens involve illegal immigrants. Trump criticized New York’s liberal leadership’s negligence for failing to address this escalating issue, which has resulted in countless New Yorkers becoming victims. He provided graphic details of several disturbing crimes committed by illegal immigrants, including one instance in which a released offender in Queens threatened two thirteen-year-old girls with a machete before brutally raping them in the woods. He also mentioned fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed during a traffic stop by an illegal immigrant who had been previously arrested 21 times. Trump placed the blame on Kamala Harris, suggesting that her role as border czar has contributed to the chaos in New York, as her policies have allowed many illegal immigrants to settle in the state, leading to the destruction of countless families through the lives they have taken.
Trump also demonstrated his ability to focus on specific messaging around key issues while blending in his personal, off-the-cuff remarks that endear him to his supporters, making this rally a vintage Trump performance. He likened himself to Elvis Presley without the guitar, shared stories about enjoying 12-cent hamburgers at White Castle with his father while they worked together in Brooklyn, and contrasted how his parents used to drop him off at the subway station to go to school with how dangerous that would be today. Trump also struck a deeply personal note with the New York crowd by announcing his intention to designate Ground Zero, the site of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, as a national monument.
This was also the first rally following the second assassination attempt on President Trump’s life in two months. He acknowledged that “God has spared his life” and emphasized that these encounters with death “have not broken my will… they have only hardened my resolve to use my time on earth to Make America Great Again for all Americans.” He then vowed to bring religion back to America, a recent promise that continues to draw thunderous applause.
For Trump, actively campaigning in New York is a win-win scenario. In the worst case, it drives turnout that helps down-ballot races and forces Democrats to divert time and resources to defend a state they typically take for granted. In the best case—and yes, a possible scenario—he wins the state, sending shockwaves across the nation and potentially securing the election with that victory alone.
When conditions are as dire as they are across the U.S. right now, it’s unwise to underestimate the level of dissatisfaction among the masses, even in traditionally blue states. Republicans in New York are frustrated, and even Democrat voters, who have repeatedly supported their underperforming elected officials without seeing meaningful results, seem to be reaching a breaking point. This discontent, combined with Lee Zeldin’s recent gubernatorial bid, where he lost by just six points instead of the usual double-digit margin for Republicans, and Chuck Schumer’s failure to surpass 60% for the first time since his initial Senate election, makes Trump’s declaration—’I can win New York, we can win New York, we are going to win New York’—not as far-fetched as it might seem.
If any Republican can flip New York, it would be the native one, whose proven track record as president, coupled with indictments, convictions, and survived assassination attempts, has shown his unwavering commitment to Making America Great Again for ALL Americans for many years to come.
Matt Kane graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. His work has been posted by President Trump and published by Real Clear Politics, The Gateway Pundit, Human Events, American Thinker, and AMAC. Follow on X/Twitter: @MattKaneUSA, Truth Social: @MattKane
The local MSM in the NY tri-state area was laying it on heavy this morning about how wonderful Kamala is and how Trump doesn’t have a plan for anything. Despite the fact that he laid out his economic agenda for not only the country, but made several suggestions for how NYC itself could be cleaned up and crime lowered. The crowd in the arena loved it all, which the MSM reported it as “the crowd must have been kind of bored by it all”. So, the MSM Democrat propaganda machine is continuing to spew constant disinformation non-stop.
On the radio this morning (I listened because I wanted to get an idea how the MSM would twist reality to somehow make Kamala the star despite her offering nothing of substance to date), the 3 hosts and all the Democrat guests (no Republicans are ever invited on, as they :pose a threat to democracy”, all said they’ve NEVER seen a Trump rally or heard anything from any of his speeches. Thus, demonstrating that willful ignorance doesn’t preclude them from having opinions backed up by absolutely nothing but their own personal biases. In the next breath, they went on to prove that by saying how surprised they were that the venue was packed and the people inside were cheering non-stop. They even played a very short take of the crowd cheering, but they were sure NOT to have any audio of what Trump said lest the audience hear something of substance instead of the 3-minute Kamala line about how she was born into a middle-class family yet again. The hosts and their on-air guests concluded their so-called unbiased report on the Trump rally by saying Harris is the obvious choice for POTUS, even if they aren’t sure exactly what it is she will actually deliver. In short, just another example of the MSM pablum being spewed to a public that is largely incapable of any critical thought processes.
We better follow God’s choice for our leader when HE intervened and kept Trump safe. It is not just for our country but for the whole world, because a strong President can prevent WW111 and Trump is God’s choice.
ALL THIS DEMOCRATS NEED TO TAKE DOWN THEIR ENTRANCE DOORS OF THERE LIVING SPACE AND INVITE THE ILLEGALS IN THERE HOMES. THE OTHER THING ALL THE DEMOCRATS WHO HAVE WALLS AROUND THERE H0MES SHOULD ALSO TAKE DOWN THESE WALLS AND DOORWAYS. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE TELLING US TO DO WITH OUR COUNTRY. WHY ISN’T MARTHA VINEYARD TAKING ILLEGALS AFTER ALL THEY INVITED THEM IN!!!!!!
But, but, but, the main stream media tells us no one likes Trump. My eyes tell me different. Look at that crowd.
What is happening here in this country is nothing but lies and that is Biden and Harris and the media who lie for them. If we go into a recession it is the fault of Washington Dems and the Media and these money pack people that also lie for the Dems
I HAVE A CUTE SOMETHING FOR TRUMP TO READ ON HIS RALLYS.
GOVERNMENT NOTICE: To help save the economy, Government will announce next month that the Immigration Department will Start deporting seniors instead of illegals in order to lower Social Security and Medicare costs. Older people are easier to catch and will not remember how to get back home.Be sure to send this notice to your relatives and friends so they’ll know what happened to you. I started to cry when I thought of you. Then it dawned on me….I’ll see you on the bus.
I found this somewhere and several people have made copies.
NYers suffer from battered spouse syndrome for so long it’s doubtful it’d go Trump!
Ever since Trump fixed the Central Park ice skating rink, got city garbage collected, energized its policing and upgraded mid town Manhattan NYC, I saw that the best solutions for American prosperity involved D J Trump, Inc. Harlem’s sub shop interviews with Hispanics and rainbow Americans around the NY court house were fabulous this summer 2024. More NY rallies like Uniondale this September! Let’s flip New York, NYC / Hudson R Valley/ Adirondacks/ Susquehanna Valley/ and its lovely upper New York state hills and farms. New York, Vote MAGA 2024.
Elvis without a guitar????????
trump rallies are filled with the stupidest people in the world which is why im voting for john mccain