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We've just had confirmation from the White House that President Joe Biden will vote on Monday.

He will join the almost 42 million Americans who have already chosen to vote ahead of polling day on 5 November.

Last week, former President Barack Obama cast his vote by mail.

Donald Trump's campaign has responded after a comedian at his rally referred to Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage".

Tony Hinchcliffe was among the speakers who addressed Madison Square Garden ahead of the former president's speech.

“This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Danielle Alvarez, Trump senior advisor, told BBC's US news partner CBS Sunday night.

Phil McCausland
Reporting from Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump's rally ended with a singer belting out New York, New York, an ode to the former president's hometown - but a place where he is unlikely to win.

This speech was pretty similar to the one he delivers regularly on the campaign trail but he put on a show for supporters who came from all over to the country to hear him speak at Madison Square Garden, one of the country's most vaunted venues.

By delivering his campaign closing argument in a safe Democratic area, Trump secured massive media attention - and ensured millions of people would see an arena full of his supporters who waited for hours on the streets of Manhattan to cheer him on.

For some voters, the message that could send is that it is "safe" to back Trump, amid claims by Kamala Harris and his former chief of staff that he and his policies are "fascist".

However, the speakers who preceded Trump on stage could cast a shadow over the event.

Their dark rhetoric and offensive jokes that targeted Puerto Ricans, Latinos, black Americans and Jews may end up gaining more headlines than Trump's speech - and cost him votes.

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While Donald Trump was speaking in Madison Square Garden, New York, Kamala Harris's campaign put out a series of attacks against the Republican candidate.

As we've been reporting, the former president used his speech to criticise the Biden-Harris administration's record in power.

"Donald Trump makes promises and always fails to deliver," the vice-president's campaign said.

The campaign also described Trump as "increasingly unstable and unhinged", and said he is "seeking unchecked power in his second term, he has promised retribution and jail time for his political opponents".

We've been listening to Donald Trump speaking at a large rally at Madison Square Garden in his hometown of New York. Here is what happened:

• Trump was joined by big name supporters like Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan and Tucker Carlson as he laid out his final pitch to voters

• He repeatedly returned to familiar themes like immigration and policing, as well as attacking the Biden-Harris administration over the economy and international affairs
• The former president told the crowd he supports a tax credit for people taking care of a family member or loved one, a policy we've not heard him back before
• He once again described political opponents as the "enemy within", a line which critics have seized on during the campaign

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

One thing that I keep hearing here is that Trump is going to win New York - he even just said it on stage.

The enthusiasm here is so intense that you can almost catch yourself believing it, too, even though the numbers show it remains a very safe state for Democrats.

“They all say, ‘Sir, you're wasting your money.’ I don't think so,” Trump tells the crowd when speaking about his decision to hold a rally in progressive New York.

He might be right. it could be key for a number of local races that will help decide whether Republicans or Democrats control the House of Representatives.

That is probably why he’s telling his supporters here how important it is that they vote.

“You've got to vote, you've got to vote,” he says. “It would be such an honour to win New York.”

Trump has just wrapped up his speech in New York, which he says is the "town where I was born and raised" and "taught me that we can do anything".

He tells his supporters that "we bleed the same blood, share the same home, salute the same great American flag".

Trump then repeats the lines he usually ends his rallies with, promising to make America healthy, wealthy and great again.

A singer is now on stage singing New York, New York while Trump waves to his supporters.

We'll bring you some recaps and analysis of the speech shortly. Stay tuned.

Trump is coming toward the end of his speech at his large New York rally by promising to "bring back the American dream".

He promises to make US cities "safe, beautiful and clean" and "teach children to always respect our great American flag".

Trump tells the crowd the Second Amendment - which gives the rights to bear arms - is "under siege". He asks the crowd if they want to give up their guns and they respond with loud cries of "no".

He promises to invest in the border as part of an "America first" approach, saying he will do so "at levels we've never seen before".

Trump says his supporters need to defeat Kamala Harris's "radical left agenda" and deliver a victory that is "too big to rig".

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Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

Trump is approximately an hour into his speech, and the audience is beginning to thin a bit.

When Trump started speaking, the crowd was shoulder to shoulder, but a growing number of people appear to be heading toward the exit and exposing a fair amount of empty seats.

After hours of speakers, Trump has leaned on a fairly standard stump speech and some supporters - many of whom lined up in the early hours of the morning - are perhaps ready to call it a night.

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

Trump has once again used the phrase "enemy from within" to characterise the country's biggest threat and as a label for his political opponents.

It's a phrase he has used more frequently in the election's final days, and he made it clear today that he believes that Americans who do not support him have earned the moniker.

"We're running against something far bigger than Joe or common and far more powerful than them, which is a massive, vicious, crooked, radical left machine that runs today's Democrat Party," he said.

Trump has been heavily criticised for calling his political opponents - who are Americans - the country's greatest threat. His critics say the language is divisive, and military leaders who served under him have raised fears based upon it that the former president would use the armed forces against the country's residents.

On stage tonight, Trump appears unphased by the criticism.

"I say 'the enemy from within', and the other side goes crazy," he says. "'Oh, how could he say that?' You know, they've done very bad things to this country. They are indeed the enemy from within."

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

Trump’s speech has frequently emphasised the connection between immigration and gang violence.

He played a video showcasing multiple examples of gang violence, which was met by roars of anger from the crowd.

Many members here have stressed immigration as a key issue to them - a concern that is frequently followed by public safety.

The connection the former president has created could prove potent among US voters.

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

As we continue listening to Trump's speech, let's back up for a second and talk about why he is holding a rally here in New York - a safe state for Democrats that Trump is almost certainly going to lose on Election Day. In 2020, Biden outpaced him by more than 50 points.

There are a few points to consider.

First, this is really a fundraiser and Trump needs cash. The Harris campaign has pulled in more than $1bn, freeing it from having to put out its hat to donors. Trump hasn’t quite gotten there, but he’s selling tickets today for the “Ultra Maga Experience” at Madison Square Garden for $1m a pop.

It’s unclear what that tickets gets you, but its sale will certainly help Trump buy some TV ads in the final days of the election.

Second, he’s helping other Republican candidates who are vying for House seats in New York. Republicans had great success in a handful of key swing districts here, and it arguably helped them obtain control of the House - which helped stymie Biden’s policy efforts.

Lastly, this is where Trump is from, he has Trump Tower here, and his entire persona is tied to this city. I don’t think it has ever sat well with him how people in New York City have received him or his politics. This is a good way for him to thumb his nose at them.

Trump is using his opportunity at Madison Square Garden to share some new policy proposals.

"I am announcing a new policy today that I will support a tax credit for family caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one. It's about time that they were recognized."

Trump has proposed a number of tax proposals since becoming the Republican candidate. Harris has shared similar policies in some instances.

Lucy Gilder
BBC Verify

A little earlier, Donald Trump criticised the Biden-Harris administration’s response to the recent hurricanes, saying "they spent their money on bringing in illegal migrants, so they didn't have money for Georgia and North Carolina".

Fema, the government agency that responds to disasters, has called this claim – which Trump has made before - "false" saying, "no money is being diverted from disaster response needs.”

Fema has a Disaster Relief Fund (worth more than $20bn for the last financial year) which is ring-fenced to spend on responding to hurricanes and other natural disasters.

It also has a dedicated budget from Congress to be spent on food, shelter, transportation, and other support services for immigrants released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody.

These are two separate pots of money - administered by the agency - which Trump appears to be conflating.

Read more here.

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

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The crowd here at Madison Square Garden is enthusiastic, and the Trump campaign definitely filled the seats at this venue.

But how many are in attendance?

A volunteer told me confidently that there are 20,000 people here - the Garden’s capacity. But then I also heard Trump’s running mate JD Vance compare this crowd to one that Elvis played to here.

He alleged the iconic crooner sang to 80,000 people here, which is impossible given the seating limit.

Eric Trump, the former president’s son, just claimed that the number of people who wanted to attend was even higher.

He alleged in his speech that 200,000 people had tried to attend.

Another Republican lawmaker has now called out a comment made by a comedian who took the stage earlier at Trump's rally in New York.

Sen Rick Scott - a top Republican in Congress' upper chamber - said on X that the "joke" by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who hosts the comedy podcast Kill Tony, "bombed for a reason. It's not funny and it's not true."

The comedian called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" while on the stage at Madison Square Garden.

Scott said "Puerto Ricans are amazing people and amazing Americans!"

Phil McCausland
Reporting from New York

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Elon Musk, the businessman who has gone all-in on the Maga movement, earned huge cheers from this Trump supporting crowd.

But the audience appeared nearly in shock when he stopped himself short to introduce Melania Trump, the former president’s wife.

Melania Trump has rarely appeared on the 2024 campaign trail, causing rumours to grow about divisions between her and Donald Trump.

But, on the stage, she stressed how much she supports her husband and his supporters, especially as she is the one who just introduced Donald Trump.

The couple stood next to each other while being serenaded by Lee Greenwood, who sang his ballad "God Bless the USA", before Melania departed the stage.