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Melania Makes Surprise Appearance At Madison Square Garden Rally, Shares Awkward Embrace With Trump

The former president and first lady had a bizarre greeting at the Sunday rally.

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The Trump campaign decided to hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday, nine days before Election Day. New York City may be Trump’s longtime home, but New York is not a swing state, and the rally also had historical echoes of the rally held by the German American Bund in 1939, as remembered in the 2017 documentary A Night at the Garden. And the campaign decided to pack the rally with a long, long list of speakers, making it last hours long.

Lots of events from the day went viral in a non-so-positive way, including comedian Tony Hinchcliffe making hacky jokes about various ethnic groups whose votes the campaign is seeking to earn, and Rudy Giuliani inexplicably showing up, despite his involvement with Trump in the past having catastrophic consequences for both parties. There was also Stephen Miller, Tucker Carlson, and, for some reason, Dr. Phil.

The Hinchcliffe routine, in particular, had been denounced by elected officials of both parties before the rally was even over.

Also, Melania Trump made a surprise, very awkward appearance.

As Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” played in the arena, Donald approached Melania, first appeared to be going for. a hug, and then appeared to kiss her on both cheeks.

The former First Lady has mostly avoided the campaign trail throughout this election and did not speak at the Republican National Convention, although she did recently promote her memoir. But she did appear at the rally to introduce her husband to the crowd.

Lots of commentary was done about the body language, or lack thereof.

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Stephen Silver is an award-winning journalist, essayist and film critic, and contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Stephen has authored thousands of articles that focus on politics, technology, and the economy.

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