Madison Square Garden Defends Hosting Trump Rally: ‘We Rent to Either Side’

“As a business we are neutral in political matters,” a MSG rep says after Sunday’s controversial campaign stop

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Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024 in New York City (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Madison Square Garden is aware that Sunday’s campaign rally for Donald Trump has caused quite the controversy — but the venue insists it is not their job to censor anyone who takes their stage.

“As a business we are neutral in political matters. We rent to either side. We don’t censor artists, performers or speakers,” a rep for MSG told Variety on Monday.

The statement comes after many Americans have called out comedian and speaker Tony Hinchcliffe for his racist, anti-Puerto Rico comments at the New York event prior to Trump taking the arena stage.

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