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President-elect Trump is scheduled to take to the stage in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday to deliver his first rally-style address since his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
“We are extremely honored that President Trump will deliver his first post-election rally-style address at AmFest 2024 in Phoenix,” Charlie Kirk, director of Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action, said in a press release. ” he said. “Already the largest multi-day event in the movement, this year will be the largest we have ever hosted.”
“When I spoke to the president, he said he would only do it if we called it a ‘tribute to Arizona.’ So that’s exactly what we’re doing. “They were loyal to him, and they gave him the biggest victory of all the battleground states, giving him a 5.5% margin of victory.”
President Trump will take the stage at the Phoenix Convention Center at 10:30 a.m. local time Sunday as part of Turning Point’s annual America Fest, a four-day event billed as part of “the nation’s largest conservative movement.” I’m planning to go up to
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Former President Trump arrived on August 9th to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana. (AP/Rick Bowmer)
Trump’s speech at the event came just a day after Congress averted a lengthy government shutdown.
The Senate passed the emergency spending bill early Saturday (after a midnight deadline and a temporary government shutdown) and sent the bill to President Biden for his signature.
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Last week, lawmakers reached agreement on a short-term spending bill that included more than 1,500 pages of documents. Last week, as negotiations reached a deadlock, conservatives and Trump allies, led by billionaire Elon Musk, pushed back against the original long-running bill, citing provisions such as raising the cost of living for members of Congress. denounced.
Turning Point USA Executive Director Charlie Kirk signs a hat during America Fest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024 in Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
President Trump has called on Republicans to suspend the debt ceiling as part of talks to avoid a government shutdown totaling more than $36 trillion. The House has drafted a new 116-page bill that includes a two-year suspension of debt limits through January 2027 and an approximately $110 billion disaster relief bill for Americans affected by storms Milton and Helen. Includes measures to fund relief and rebuilding of Francis Scott in Baltimore. key bridge.
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The bill failed 174-235, and House members then negotiated and passed a different bill.
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The final bill sent to Biden included economic relief for farmers and disaster relief for people affected by recent storms, but did not include an end to the debt ceiling that Trump had called for. There wasn’t.
A large decal reading “Give Trump the Cabinet” was placed during Turning Point USA’s America Fest on Dec. 20, 2024 at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
President Trump has not spoken publicly since the bill was passed, but a source told Fox News that the president-elect is not too happy with the bill.
Conservative lawmakers and allies, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, incoming Trump administration “border czar” Tom Homan, comedian Rob Schneider and Kirk, also took to the stage ahead of President Trump’s speech on Sunday. go up to
The video was shown during Turning Point USA’s America Fest on December 20, 2024 at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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America Fest begins Dec. 19 in Phoenix and concludes Sunday after President Trump’s speech. The annual event is billed as an event that uplifts conservative students and voters “while celebrating the world’s greatest country.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
