Billed as a unity party to bring Democrats and Republicans together, the event took place at a lounge on West 26th Street in New York City.
An upstate New York CEO who was sued for hanging a large ‘Vote for Trump’ banner on his company’s headquarters held a unity party this week to bring Democrats and Republicans together.
The “Meet a Trump Supporter” event was hosted by Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino on Oct. 29 at The Flatiron Room on West 26 Street in Manhattan.
Sticker Mule is a sticker and T-shirt printing company based in Amsterdam, New York. It employs 1,200 people in 39 countries.
“Ever since the bullet hit President Trump, I’ve been using all my creativity to try to bring people together,” Constantino told The Epoch Times. “I thought bringing a pro-Trump show to Manhattan and inviting everybody and trying to be respectful of everyone is a great way to do it.”
On July 13, former President Donald Trump survived a shooting during a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. Bullets pierced Trump’s right ear, killed a man in the stands, and critically injured two others.
“A few years back in time, people would’ve been scared to come here and even wear a red hat,” Constantino said. “They’d be worried bad things are going to happen to them. So, I wanted to show people on both sides that you can come here, support Trump, and as long as you’re respectful, everything’s going to be okay.”
Constantino was sued by the city of Amsterdam in state court when he hung a 100-foot-wide by 12-foot-high ‘Vote for Trump’ banner from the top of his eight-story building.
At Tuesday’s event, rapper Porsche Truck Ruk and jazz-blues guitarist Solomon Hicks entertained the crowd of about 100 Trump supporters, who enjoyed a top-shelf open bar and dined on appetizers and a full-course buffet meal.
VIP guests included Death Row Records co-founder Michael Harris, who was a beneficiary of Trump’s prison reform efforts when he was president. Harris was among the speakers at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally on Oct. 27.
Harlem resident Belio Martinez, 32, told The Epoch Times, “It’s good to be around people who think like you.”
Brandon Johnson was one of the few self-described Kamala Harris supporters in attendance.
“I am always up for a good conversation and civil debate on facts but I don’t want somebody who lies or is unkind to be representing me and my country,” Johnson told The Epoch Times.
New Jersey resident Meredith Barber, 49, felt that the gathering was teaching the truth about the average Trump supporter.
Manhattan resident Tal Gill, 52, said that many Democrats have been told to think Republicans are bad.
“A lot of people that watch the news go to higher education and get immersed in the brainwashing,” Gill told The Epoch Times. “That’s a problem. That’s what I’m concerned about. Everybody should speak out because this is our future and our children’s future and our country is at stake.”