Donald Trump made an incredibly bold promise during a historic rally in his hometown of New York City on Sunday.

Trump told a sea of 20,000 supporters at the iconic Madison Square Garden venue, located in the heart of liberal Manhattan, that he will flip New York red in the presidential election.

No Republican has done it in decades. If Trump pulls it off, he might surprise even himself by accomplishing such a feat.

"It would be such an honor to win New York," Trump told supporters Sunday. "Hasn't been done in decades, hasn't been done in so long. It hasn't been done in so long."

Trump's SHOCKING prediction

The rally was packed with powerful symbolism as Trump's wife Melania - who made her shocking campaign debut - and sons Eric and Donald Jr. joined their father for a defiant return to his hometown.

Trump did not conceal his love for his former residence, where he lived for decades and built his real estate legacy before his political career made him a target of prosecution by the state's corrupt Democratic machine.

"No city embodies the spirit, energy, and potential of the American people more than where we are gathered tonight," Trump said.

"We want to win our country, but we also want to win New York and make it safe and strong and beautiful and affordable and vibrant again."

"Such an honor"

Trump faces tall odds in winning the Empire State, which has voted consistently for Democrats in presidential elections for decades.

But New York and its suburbs have shifted right since 2022, largely because of rising crime and a migrant crisis fueled by the open border policies of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

The last pre-election poll from the New York Times found Trump trailing Harris among New York City voters by the smallest margin of any Republican presidential candidate since 1988.

While Trump does not need New York's electoral votes to win the presidency, turning the Empire State red would give him an unquestionable, commanding mandate to govern the country.

Trump acknowledged skepticism of his bold pledge to flip New York, but he made it clear that he won't be satisfied until his hometown is in a state of recovery.

"When I left, New York was the place you wanted to be and now people just don't speak well of it. But we're going to bring it back. And we're going to bring it back strong," he said.