LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — donald trump’s The campaign indicated it would begin previewing closing arguments Saturday night. election day Only 2 weeks left. However, the former president opened the rally with the following detailed story: Arnold Palmerat one point even admiring the late, legendary golfer’s genitals.
Mr. Trump was campaigning in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where Mr. Palmer was born in 1929, suffered from polio, and learned golf from his father, who was the head professional and greenkeeper at a local country club.
Politicians saluting Mr. Palmer in his hometown is nothing new. But Trump spent a full 12 minutes at the beginning of his speech, even suggesting how much more fun the night would be if Palmer, who died in 2016, joined him on stage.
“Arnold Palmer was a man through and through, and I say that out of respect for women,” Trump said. “This is a man who was fully human.”
Then he went further.
“When he took a shower with other pros, they came out of there and they said, ‘Oh my God.’ I can’t believe it,” Trump said with a laugh. “I had to say, we have some very sophisticated women here, but we used to see Arnold as a man.”
Trump’s senior adviser, Jason Miller, told reporters before the speech that the president plans to preview his closing argument to the vice president. kamala harris Then “you start to get into that framework.” Candidates have traditionally spent their final days on the campaign trail summarizing to voters why they deserve to win the White House.
Mr. Trump ended up laying out many of his favorite campaign themes, but he didn’t offer much in the way of a new framework for the campaign or why he should win. Instead, he boasted that he had created strong tax policies and a strong military during his first term.
He accused Harris of being “crazy” and added profanity.
“I have to tell Kamala Harris, enough is enough, I can’t take it anymore, I can’t take it anymore, you’re the vice president,” Trump said to roars from the crowd. “You’re the worst. You’re the worst vice president. Kamala, you’re fired. Get out of here.”
He also criticized Harris for suggesting she would support him during her 2020 presidential bid. Prohibition of hydraulic fracturingThis is important to Pennsylvania’s economy, and the Harris campaign says it is a position she no longer supports.
Mr. Trump invited members of the local steelworkers union, who support him, to the stage. He wore a construction hat with his name on it.
He also said that the Prime Minister of Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu I called him on the way War between Israel and Hamas continues In Gaza.
President Trump said of his phone call with Prime Minister Netanyahu, “He said, ‘I can’t believe what happened,'” before moving on to criticize President Joe Biden, saying, “What Biden said… “I don’t listen to it,” he said.
President Trump praised the raucous crowds outside the airport and at the venue, but also suggested that security was more visible around the game after the game. two assassination attempts“It’s a little bit more secure these days. Have you noticed?”
“We’ve got more machine guns than I’ve ever seen. Look at these guys,” he said of security. His remarks were interrupted by cries of “America!” from the crowd. united states of america! “Before you continue, you say, ‘We have more players, and they’re all kind of the core cast, oh my gosh–”
He then connected it to Latrobe’s native son, adding: You won’t find anyone better than Arnold. ”
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Weissert reported from Washington.