Underlying rally message sent clear signal to Trump fans: Ex-GOP strategist

Former Republican strategist Mike Madrid came away shaken after watching former President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday.

Writing on his Substack page, Madrid argued that the event, in which Trump and his allies lobbed dehumanizing and racist rhetoric for hours, was more than a typical MAGA airing of grievances.

Rather, he said, it was "a call to violence" to the former president's supporters.

"The only reason you have this kind of vitriol at a campaign rally at this stage...