Racist remarks and playing to the base: key takeaways from Trump’s MSG rally

The ex-president took the stage at Madison Square Garden, where he doubled down on his anti-immigration rhetoric and gave little on his economic agenda

Donald Trump reveled in what advisers called his happy place at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, as he enveloped himself in the adulation ahead of the final stretch of campaigning until the November election.

The capacity rally at the Garden - something Trump had talked about for years - was essentially a reboot of the Republican national convention this summer, widely seen as Trump's most confident moment.