The former and future president, Donald Trump, made a triumphant return to Madison Square Garden last weekend. He flew in on Trump Force One from Mar-a-Lago last Saturday for a boisterous evening of mixed martial arts — heretofore not the usual arts enjoying presidential patronage — with what columnist Terry Glavin <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;has called&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/donald-trumps-cabinet-of-circus-freaks-and-bond-villains&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/donald-trumps-cabinet-of-circus-freaks-and-bond-villains" target="_blank">has called</a> in these pages his retinue of “circus freaks and Bond villains.”

Yes, there was a pro-Nazi rally at MSG in 1939. But it was also the site of FDR's fiery speech of 1936 and rallies by Truman and Dewey{ai:summary}<p>Donald Trump returned to Madison Square Garden for a mixed martial arts event, arriving on Trump Force One from Mar-a-Lago. The event showcased a different side of presidential engagement, attended by a colorful group described as "circus freaks and Bond villains." </p><p>#politics</p>

Raymond J. de Souza: Trump revives the populist legacy of Madison Square politics

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