Former President Trump speaks at rally for Kari Lake, others in Prescott Valley
Thousands of people packed an arena in northern Arizona on Friday for a rally, including former president Donald Trump and his allies. The political event started around 4:30 p.m., and several Arizona names in the MAGA part of the Republican Party spoke, including Arizona GOP Party chairwoman Kelli Ward and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb. The Save America PAC put on the rally at Findlay Toyota Center. Trump hit the stage around 8 p.m., nearly an hour after he was supposed to speak. He spoke about his candidates, Kari Lake for governor, Blake Masters for Senate, Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem and more.
After harshly criticizing the Biden Administration over inflation and the border, Trump took aim at Gov. Doug Ducey. “He’s all talk and no action and you’ll see what can happen when Kari Lake becomes your governor. It’ll be like day and night,” Trump said. The crowd then started chanting, “Kari! Kari! Kari!” Lake eventually joined Trump on stage, greeted by a hug. “She will do whatever it takes to protect the people of Arizona and she’s the only person strong enough to get it done,” Trump said.
Lake then took the microphone and praised Trump on how he handles a campaign and politics. “President Trump taught us how to fight and I took a few notes. That’s why I go after the fake news because he showed us how to do it. He gave us the gameplan and he showed us exactly how to stand up and fight. Republicans need to fight back,” said Lake.
Before Trump’s speech, Masters opened up his speech, taking shots at Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly. “You ask this guy [Kelly] a question about border security or inflation, and he’ll say ‘good question. You know when I’m up on the International Space Station and I look down about that beautiful little blue planet, I just realize we’re all in this together.’ And I’m like shut up, ‘Mark, do your job!’ Mark Kelly is completely disconnected,” said Masters.
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