Trump had wanted a rap and sports extravaganza at MSG. Instead he got a racist debacle.

Donald Trump’s racist Madison Square Garden rally was an even bigger campaign debacle than many may realize. Especially when you consider his original plans.

The most viral moment, bigoted remarks in which comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” and suggested that Black people carve watermelons for Halloween, didn’t just alienate and anger many Black and Latino voters — it appears to have energized many of them to show support for Kamala Harris’ campaign. And that includes some big-name stars.

All of this is quite ironic when you consider that Trump apparently had sought a rally at MSG as a way — however dubious — to attract Black and Latino voters.

Back in April, The Associated Press reported that Trump wanted to host what would essentially have been a rap and sports extravaganza at the famed New York City venue, where athletes and hip-hop stars would speak on his behalf.

According to the report:

That last line was prescient. At the time, when I read the report, I thought Trump was planning to invite NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor. Or, maybe, rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow. Perhaps even Puerto Rican artists Nicky Jam and Anuel AA. Or shoot, maybe even Trump stan Sexyy Red.

But nope, MAGA got nothing of the sort. Just Tony Hinchcliffe, Sid Rosenberg, Rudy Giuliani and the like. Oh, and Hulk Hogan.

50 Cent, the Trump-supporting rapper and media executive, alluded to the former president’s ambitious plans during a recent interview, in which he claimed he’d been offered $3 million to perform at the MSG event but declined. (Trump walked out to a 50 Cent song at a campaign event earlier this year.)

But 50 Cent said he declined because he’s “afraid” of politics and doesn’t like the scene — a surprise to me, given how he was posting pics with Reps. Lauren Boebert and Mike Johnson at the Capitol earlier this year.