Former President Donald Trump’s rally in the Bronx, NY was such a rousing success it stunned mainstream media.

CNN host Anderson Cooper spoke to CNN reporter Kristen Holmes, who was at the rally. Holmes expressed how shocked she was by the size of the crowd.

She said it was “a bigger crowd than I think Democrats would like to see, particularly given this is one of the bluest counties in the entire country.”

“One of the things that was interesting to me is that the Trump campaign said that they were going to micro-target to get people from the community to come to this rally. I wasn’t sure what to expect, I’ve gone to a lot of these rallies across the country, and there are often people who travel hundreds of miles to see Donald Trump and they’re not necessarily part of the community. However, one of the things that I found was that there were a lot of people here that were actually from the Bronx,” she said.

The former president was joined at the rally by Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donals and rappers “Sheff G” and “Sleepy Hallow,” among other notable guests.

The rally drew the ire of New York Democrat politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Gov. Kathy Hochul.

“The man practically has the legal version of an ankle bracelet around him and he can’t leave the Five Boroughs because he always has to be in court,” she said on CNN. “And so it is truly an embarrassment to him.”

“Well, I’ll tell you what won’t make a difference at all, Jake, and that’s for Donald Trump to be a ringleader and invite all his clowns to a place like the Bronx,” the governor said to CNN anchor Jake Tapper. “New York will never, ever support Donald Trump for president.”

“So if he wants to spend his time doing these made-up, fake rallies and pretending there’s support here, be my guest, because while you’re doing that, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s out there on the other side making sure he’s delivering for all Americans,” she said.