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President-elect Trump is due to take the stage in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday to deliver his first rally-style speech since his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
“We are incredibly honored to have President Trump deliver his first rally-style speech since the election at AmFest 2024 in Phoenix,” Turning Point USA CEO and Charlie Kirk said in a press release. “This was already the movement’s largest multi-day event, and this year will be the largest we’ve organized by far.”
“When I talked 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. President Trump knows that the people of Arizona have always been with him, They are loyal to him and just gave him the biggest win of all the swing states, giving him a 5.5% margin of victory.
Trump is expected to take the stage from the Phoenix Convention Center Sunday at 10:30 a.m. local time as part of Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest, a four-day event billed as part of the “largest conservative movement in the country.”
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Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana on August 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)
Trump’s speech at the event comes just one day after Congress avoided an extension government shutdown
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning, after a midnight deadline had passed and the government briefly shut down, and sent the legislation to President Biden for signature.
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Last week, lawmakers had reached an agreement on a short-term spending bill that included more than 1,500 pages of text. Conservatives and Trump allies, led by billionaire Elon Musk, criticized the original, long-winded legislation when negotiations came down to the wire last week, questioning provisions such as raising the cost of living for lawmakers.
Turning Point USA Executive Director Charlie Kirk signs hats during AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024 in Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Trump asked Republicans to suspend the debt limit as part of their talks to avoid a government shutdown, which has exceeded $36 trillion. The House crafted a new 116-page bill that included suspending the debt limit for two years through January 2027, roughly $110 billion in disaster relief for Americans affected by storms Milton and Helene, as well as a measure to finance the rebuilding of Francis Scott of Baltimore. Bridge of the key
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That bill failed 174 to 235, before House lawmakers negotiated and passed another version.
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The final bill sent to Biden included economic relief for farmers and disaster relief for those affected by the latest storms, but did not include a debt ceiling suspension, which Trump had called for.
A large sticker reads “Give Trump his Cabinet” during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Trump has not spoken publicly since the bill’s passage, although sources told Fox News that the new president isn’t all that happy about the bill.
Ahead of Trump’s speech on Sunday, conservative lawmakers and allies including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Trump administration “border czar” Tom Homan, comedian Rob Schenider and Kirk will also take the stage.
A video is shown during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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AmericaFest began Dec. 19 in Phoenix and will conclude Sunday after Trump’s speech. The annual event is billed as one that re-energizes students and conservative voters.”while celebrating the greatest country in the world”.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
