One of the best moments in mad Men came when the developers of New York City's now iconic building were established Madison Square Garden are concerned about the destruction of the dingy Penn State Station. While criticizing developers for their guilty conscience, the fictional Don Draper points out: “Let's say that change is neither good nor bad. It's just like that. It can be treated with terror or joy – a tantrum that says, “I want it the way it was,” or a dance that says, “Look – something new.”… I was in California. Everything is new and clean. People are full of hope. New York City is in decline. But Madison Square Garden – it’s the beginning of a new city on a hill.”
He continues with one of the show's most elegant lines: “PR people can understand that, but they can never make it happen. If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation.”

Last week's conversation was all about Madison Square Garden, where Donald Trump is holding a huge rally that Hillary Clinton has already compared to a 1939 Nazi rally held there in support of Hitler.
The who's who of the Trump campaign speaks at the rally, including his pick for vice president JD VanceSpeaker Mike Johnson, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, Lara, Eric and Don Jr., Elon Musk, Dan Scavino, Dan White, Tucker Carlson and even former presidential candidate RFK Jr.
Full list of speakers:

However, one prominent MAGAvenger appears to be missing from the list, former presidential candidate and one of Team Trump's most outspoken members: Vivek Ramaswamy.
One almost wonders if there is a sudden rift in the MAGAverse, where Vivek Ramaswamy has suddenly become persona non grata and has been excluded from the Garden, or if perhaps it's just a typo. Or maybe they don't want to remind people that this is one of the most prominent members of the team so close to the election MAGA is actually a Hindu who recently got into an argument with a MAGA supporter about his religion.
To be fair, Ramaswamy was present at recent Trump events

Trump supporters promote the narrative that he is God's chosen warrior, one who survived two assassination attempts. His followers attribute his survival to divine intervention and interpret it as a clear sign of his intended role. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik weighed in, calling on Americans to unite to restore peace in November, while House Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed that “GOD protected President Trump.” Other members of Congress echoed this sentiment, claiming that God's “protecting hand” ensured Trump's safety, with Rep. Cory Mills attributing it to “divine intervention” and Rep. Carlos Antonio Giménez to “the grace of God.”
The ideology agrees with Christian nationaliststhat portray Trump as a divinely chosen leader in the fight against the left, viewed as godless and dangerous. Even Pope Francis nodded satirically, describing the US election as a choice between “the lesser evil,” with one candidate “chasing away migrants” and the other “killing children,” demonstrating a complex and sometimes cynical religious narrative surrounding Trump's candidacy.
How Ramaswamy became an important MAGA figure
Previously, the term “Samosa Caucus” referred to the few Indian-Americans who had succeeded in reaching the upper echelons of US politics. Much has changed since then, with significant numbers of Indian-origin politicians now in the running on both sides, even leading to a Tamil-Telugu subplot in this year's US presidential election. But if there is one Indian-American who has really distinguished himself during the… 2024 campaignit is Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy, a nationally ranked tennis player in high school, a master debater, a skilled public speaker and the valedictorian, has been the archetype of every Asian “tiger mother” dream since the beginning. Notably, “Tiger Mom” Amy Lynn Chua was a huge influence on him, as were JD and Usha Vance. After attending Harvard and Yale Law, Ramaswamy worked in hedge funds, founded a pharmaceutical company and amassed considerable wealth. He also received the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, leading some to label him a “Soros agent,” even though the foundation had no connection to the perennial right-wing foe.
With his “Ten Truths” – which are similar to the Ten Commandments and have nothing to do with Hinduism – Ramaswamy appeared in the early stages of the Republican primaries as an ideal replacement for Trump, running a campaign that echoed Will McAvoy's opening monologue from The Newsroom and the nostalgia invoked a great America. Particularly notable were his interactions with Nikki Haley, as he mocked her for changing her name and religion, attempting to position himself as the “true” Hindu-American who had not changed his identity in order to get in the ranks to rise.
A party outsider in the Trump vein, albeit trusted by influential right-wingers, Ramaswamy exhibits qualities that make him attractive to the MAGA base. He even stood his ground against figures like Ann Coulter, who admitted to agreeing with his viewpoints but refusing to support him because of his ethnicity. In fact, one could argue that had Ramaswamy been on the other side of the political spectrum, numerous mainstream media outlets would have hailed his campaign as a groundbreaking achievement.
Many Trump supporters had hoped that Ramaswamy would become Trump's vice presidential running mate, but he ultimately dropped out of the race in the final stages and Trump chose Ramaswamy's Yale colleague JD Vance instead. Nonetheless, Ramaswamy appears primed for a prominent role in the evolving MAGA movement, prompting Time magazine to call him Trump's most obvious “heir.”