This 'Jersey Shore' star went full MAGA at Donald Trump's rally
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Vinny Guadagnino of "Jersey Shore" is proudly flying a MAGA flag.
Guadagnino and his mother Paola attended the Sunday campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Staten Island, New York, native shared videos of rally speakers on his Instagram account with complimentary notes for most of the speakers in the videos.
"The anti-establishment/anti-war/anti-inflation candidate … I don't vote for anyone Dick Cheney votes for!" Guadagnino wrote in a message accompanying his video of Trump taking the stage.
Cheney, the Republican former vice president during the George W. Bush administration, said he's voting for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris because Trump "tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again."
Guadagnino shared videos of rally speakers Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk, Dr. Phil, Tucker Carlson and more.
Trump, who in 2023 was found liable for sexual abuse, has repeatedly taken credit for the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, citing the three anti-choice justices he nominated for the court during his presidency. Twenty-two states have subsequently banned abortion following the reversal.
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The rally drew criticism partly because comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who also spoke at the podium, called Puerto Rico "a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean."
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Guadagnino did not share video of Hinchcliffe, nor comment about the comedian's speech.
Trump posed for pics with Guadagnino and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino while attending UFC 302 at the Prudential Center on June 1 in Newark, New Jersey.
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Chris Jordan, a Jersey Shore native, covers entertainment and features for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact him at cjordan@app.com.