TEMPE, Ariz. - Former President Donald Trump spoke at a rally his campaign organized in the East Valley on Oct. 24.
Per Trump's campaign website, the rally took place at Mullett Arena in Tempe, the home of the now-defunct Arizona Coyotes that holds about 5,000 people. The former president talked for an hour during the rally, as the arena was filled with MAGA hats and shirts, as well as signs that read "47," referring to Trump becoming the 47th President of the United States, should he get elected in November.
The speech was a smorgasbord board of red meat for Trump supporters, featuring everything from religion to immigration and patriotism. During the speech, Trump talked about beefing up border security, ending the war in Ukraine, and keeping men out of women’s sports. He’s also now reversing course on early voting and mail-in voting, as he urged supporters to do it.
Trump also talked about the economy with the usual hyperbole, claiming he had the greatest economy ever, that Biden and Harris have ruined it.
Trump has made multiple visits to Arizona
The last time former President Trump made a stop in Arizona was on Oct. 13, when he held a rally in Prescott Valley. In August, Trump addressed supporters at a campaign rally in Glendale. That rally took place one day after Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination during their convention in Chicago.
The former president's latest campaign stop in Arizona came just a day after his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., spoke at an event in Phoenix. It also came a day after former President Bill Clinton was in the Valley to campaign for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign. Two days after former President Trump's rally. Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz is scheduled to visit Arizona. President Joe Biden is also scheduled to visit Arizona in the coming days.
Arizona is one of the battleground states where the competition between Harris and former President Donald Trump has been particularly intense.
Trump to appear with Tucker Carlson in Glendale next week
Former President Donald Trump (From File)
On Oct. 31, Trump will appear as a guest on Tucker Carlson's live tour at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
The event starts at 6 p.m., but attendees are advised to arrive by 4 p.m. Tickets for the event went on sale Thursday morning.