Trump drew 20,000 to MSG — and tens of thousands rallied outside: ‘They could have sold the Garden twice’

It’s not conscionable what’s wrong that counts.

While immoderate 20,000 Trump supporters filled Madison Square Garden to capacity connected Sunday — galore thousands much were turned away, according to rule enforcement sources.

Estimates connected nan number MAGA religious successful Midtown Manhattan varied, but 1 bull connected nan segment guessed that different 20,000 were turned distant erstwhile officials closed nan doors to MSG astir 4:30 p.m. — 3 hours earlier Trump went on.

“They could person sold nan Garden twice,” nan root said.

The root noted that Trump supporters conscionable kept coming from each directions agelong aft nan past guests were admitted to MSG.

one protagonist of erstwhile President Donald Trump said he had been successful nan incorrect statement for 2 hours — and past was denied entry.

“I don’t mind though,” he said. “We’ve been to Trump rallies before, truthful missing 1 is nary large deal.”

Pushed distant by rule enforcement, immoderate Trump supporters who didn’t make nan trim to get successful past swarmed adjacent bars and restaurants — wherever they changed nan transmission to tune into nan rally.

At Avenida Bar crossed from nan iconic venue, for instance, tv sets were tuned into nan rally and patrons were seen wearing MAGA hats, drinking, and chatting pinch 1 another.

“This decidedly isn’t nan accustomed crowd, they asked for each of nan televisions to beryllium turned onto nan rally. I’ve already been called a Mexican once,” 1 worker astatine a adjacent edifice who declined to beryllium named, told The Post.

Those hoping to get successful to MSG faced stiff title arsenic immoderate group lined up extracurricular arsenic early arsenic Friday.

By early Sunday morning, astir 10,000 group had assembled to get in, per an estimate by The Post corroborated by section cops.

Standing extracurricular successful nan nippy weather, galore MAGA-loving fans waiting successful statement had fought done urges to spell to nan bath and were peeved by nan deficiency of adjacent porta-potties, which prompted immoderate to relieve themselves successful battles, which littered to pavement starring into nan venue.

New York is highly improbable to beryllium competitory during nan statesmanlike election, but nan Trump-Vance is hoping to reap nan benefits of headlines and media attraction from his task into heavy bluish territory during nan run location stretch.

Additionally, nan rally will apt double arsenic a intends of ginning up turnout for immoderate down-ballot Republicans locked successful reliable races and chipping distant astatine nan celebrated vote.

Trump, himself, has been optimistic that he tin propulsion disconnected a governmental upset and “can return New York,” but astir experts judge that is improbable.

The Queens-born erstwhile president has swung done nan Empire State for run events before, including a May rally successful nan Bronx and a September rally successful Long Island. He besides stumped successful California earlier this month.

Trump is not nan only 1 treading into unfavorable territory. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned successful Houston, Texas this past Friday, a authorities that has agelong been a Republican stronghold.

Joining Trump astatine nan rally is simply a roster of MAGA stars specified arsenic abstraction and electrical car guru Elon Musk, biotechnology entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, GOP vice statesmanlike hopeful JD Vance and more.