Former President Donald Trump made an early morning stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for his final campaign event of 2024, bidding farewell to his trademark rally.
“Your support means more than you can understand…This is my last rally, can you believe it? A rally, a rally this big and beautiful, there's never been anything like it. , and never will be,” Trump told supporters at the Van Andel venue. arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for an early Tuesday morning rally.
The comments came after a whirlwind day for President Trump, who wrapped up his 2024 campaign with visits to North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Trump to continue battleground state tradition at final 2024 election event
Former United States President Donald Trump during a closing ceremony election event at Van Andel Arena on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The former president took to the stage in Grand Rapids just after midnight Tuesday, marking Trump's final pitch to be sent back to the White House, where he addressed supporters at his final election day event. It means something.
President Trump's event in Grand Rapids will be his third campaign stop in the West Michigan city, after campaigning at Grand Rapids' DeVos Place in 2016 and at the city's airport in 2020.
The event also showed how important the battleground state of Michigan is to a bid for the White House, with campaigns on both sides repeating events held in Michigan in 2016 and 2020. The number of visits has doubled.
Attendees react to former U.S. President Donald Trump during a closing ceremony event at Van Andel Arena on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Trump narrowly won the state in the 2016 election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but lost again to President Biden in 2020. Michigan State has pledged to play a similar role in determining the ultimate winner in 2024. , joining Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as key battlegrounds for this year's election.
Trump, who has said this would be his last campaign even if he loses to Vice President Kamala Harris, struck a reflective tone at times during the event in Grand Rapids, and throughout his three presidential campaigns. He expressed his gratitude to his supporters in Michigan for supporting him.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 5: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump takes to the stage during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on November 5, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, arriving in Michigan for his final rally minutes after midnight. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“You are truly amazing people. It's been nine years, and we've been together every step of the way,” Trump said.
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