Trump begins his final 2020 rally at 11:59 p.m. in Grand Rapids, where he held his final rally in 2016.
"We want to do it just like last time," he said, "but give me a little more margin than last time."
"We want to do it just like last time," he said, "but give me a little more margin than last time."
Trump says Biden is "against God" and thus can't win in Texas.
"I know for a fact we're doing very well in Texas."
"I know for a fact we're doing very well in Texas."
Trump thanks all his adult children, who are at this final rally.
"No matter what happens, I'm very proud of you all," he said. "But if we don't win, I'll never speak to you again."
"No matter what happens, I'm very proud of you all," he said. "But if we don't win, I'll never speak to you again."
Trump: "It would be nice if your governor would open up your state."
Which sparks the first "Lock her up!" chant, predictably.
Which sparks the first "Lock her up!" chant, predictably.
Trump is now thanking the adult kids by name, and also Kim Guilfoyle: "She always liked me so I always liked her. If they don't like me, I never like them," he explains.
Trump, on the pandemic: "We saved millions of lives. Remember the original estimate was 2.2 million people would die from the China plague?"
[Death toll: 231,000]
And the last 8 months, in sum: "We closed it up. We saved millions of lives. We now opened it up."
[Death toll: 231,000]
And the last 8 months, in sum: "We closed it up. We saved millions of lives. We now opened it up."
Still scorning Biden:
"He never had what it took. He was a glad-hander ... Not a smart guy, not a nice guy...
"I used to call him '1% Joe'," he jokes about his first runs for prez.
"Now he's got half the intelligence he had 20 years ago, and he wins [the primary]."
"He never had what it took. He was a glad-hander ... Not a smart guy, not a nice guy...
"I used to call him '1% Joe'," he jokes about his first runs for prez.
"Now he's got half the intelligence he had 20 years ago, and he wins [the primary]."
Trump, exciting in his rally crowd, seemingly reassuring supporters and himself: "This is not the crowd of somebody who's going to lose the state of Michigan... This is not the crowd of a second-place finisher."
Trump: "Big Tech is getting very dangerous... it's such a fix with these people. I'm always trending with these stories that either they didn't happen or they make 'em different. I don't want to act like a complainer, but it's a totally rigged deal."
Trump (cont.): "They say, 'Gee we wish he...wouldn't do...so much tweeting. I don't do tweeting. What I do is social media."
Any questions?
Any questions?
The Biden blooper reel is now playing. Trump, who has seen it at least 10 times in the last 72 hours, continues to cackle while watching from the stage.
Trump after watching the Biden video, contemplating defeat:
"What a disaster. I can't believe this is even happening..."
"The concept of losing to this guy! Oh, you better get out there and vote tomorrow. I will be so angry, I'll never come back to Michigan."
"What a disaster. I can't believe this is even happening..."
"The concept of losing to this guy! Oh, you better get out there and vote tomorrow. I will be so angry, I'll never come back to Michigan."
Crowd seems to get the sarcasm, but still a strange tactic, threatening your supporters to ship their auto jobs overseas:
"I'll tell Japan to bring all those plants back."
"I'll tell Japan to bring all those plants back."
The closing message in Grand Rapids is not all that different from the closing message from Kenosha:
https://twitter.com/JonLemire/status/1323465454657114113
Final Trump rally of 2020 campaign clocks in at 1 hour, 15 minutes.
In the words of the great Jack Buck, we'll see you tomorrow night!
In the words of the great Jack Buck, we'll see you tomorrow night!
Also, a big thank you to @cmsub for pooling this final swing of 10 rallies in two days.
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