At Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, attorney and adviser Alina Habba stepped up to the mic and went straight for the jugular.
Wearing a MAGA jacket designed, as she put it, “to trigger Hillary Clinton,” Habba wasn’t just rallying the base—she was firing shots across the bow. Her message? Trump may be dealing with more legal battles than any other candidate in recent history, but that’s exactly what makes him so appealing to Americans who feel steamrolled by the establishment.
Habba made it clear from the get-go: the “lawfare” aimed at Trump is nothing more than a series of desperate plays by the powers that be. “They thought they could take the greatest president down through lawfare, with lawsuits, fake charges, raids, and endless investigations,” she said to an electrified crowd. “They thought they could crush the man who built this city’s skyline,” she continued, underscoring Trump’s New York roots. But she had news for the so-called swamp creatures: Trump’s resilience is stronger than their plans, and they’ve underestimated him and his supporters at every turn.
She didn’t stop there, though. With a mix of humor and defiance, Habba called out the predictable attacks coming from Trump’s critics, whom she noted are “scrambling and trying to call us Na**s and fascists.” She even threw in a jab that had the crowd roaring: “They are claiming we’re going to go after them and try to put them in jail. Well, ain’t that rich?” That line landed with New Yorkers who’ve watched political leaders play legal gymnastics to keep Trump tied up in courtrooms while barely holding other elected officials accountable.
Then, Habba turned her sights on Vice President Kamala Harris. “Kamala, you want to talk about a fascist? No one has ever voted for you to become the Democrat nominee,” she said with a smirk. And that’s the kicker: Harris’s role as vice president came through the back door, and Habba wanted to remind everyone of that.
In a fiery moment, she declared, “They tried to keep President Trump and his campaign in courtrooms being persecuted. But do you know what he did while he was in those New York courtrooms? He won the hearts and minds of the American people all from this city!”
With all the tenacity of a seasoned New Yorker, Habba wrapped up with a rallying cry. She called out the “deep state” for underestimating Trump supporters, for thinking Americans would fall in line like “a bunch of sheep.” Her parting shot? “We’re going to be the ones herding sheep out of the White House on November 5. Because, Kamala Harris, you are getting evicted from my president’s house!”
Trump Senior Advisor @AlinaHabba: “This is the party of strength, resilience, and a voice that echoes around the world. Our voices can not be silenced and this movement will not be stopped.” pic.twitter.com/nqiSiH8Zvw
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 27, 2024
Habba was one of many speakers revving up the crowd that night, which included everyone from tech tycoon Elon Musk to former Democrat-turned-Trump-ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The lineup also featured Sen. J.D. Vance, who’s now Trump’s running mate, and Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat Congresswoman who recently made the switch to the Republican Party.
What the rally made abundantly clear is that, for Trump and his supporters, 2024 is about taking a stand against what they see as a rigged system, one that’s determined to keep outsiders from rocking the political boat. And with voices like Habba’s, it’s evident that Trump’s camp isn’t about to go quietly. If anything, they’re ready to rumble—and they’re rallying voters who are more than willing to join the fight.
