Trump allies bemoan Madison Square Garden rally racist and vulgar comments

As the fallout from Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally spilled into Monday, even some of the candidate’s closest allies were left lamenting the series of racist, misogynistic and vulgar remarks made before the former president spoke.

At its best, they say, the rally was a missed opportunity to deliver a cogent closing argument. At worst, it was emblematic of an undisciplined campaign — or even a darker sign of a movement that had enabled some of its menacing impulses.

John Fredericks, a conservative radio host and Trump ally, said the selection of radio host Sid Rosenberg and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, in particular, was “asinine,” and that they “should have been better vetted.”