“Are we better now than we were four years ago,” former President Trump echoed President Ronald Reagan at a heated outdoor battlefield rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. ” he asked.
President Trump directly criticized the Biden-Harris administration, calling the current White House “the bad guys.” ”A nightmare of inflation, invasion, and humiliation. ”
The Republican presidential candidate also commented on his attendance at Catholic Charities' Al Smith Dinner on Friday night, where Vice President Kamala Harris was conspicuously absent.
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President Trump recalled, “She's the only one in the last few years, decades, that hasn't shown up. She hasn't shown up.”
“and [Harris] “We ended up making a pathetic tape,” Trump said, “and, frankly, it was an insult to Catholics, because at another event the other day, she said, , because it was actually like bashing Catholics or bashing religion.” She was in the wrong place when they started talking about a certain topic here, which was basically condemning Christianity and religion. Because she doesn't know what the hell she's talking about. ”
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Trump was joined at Saturday night's rally by a number of speakers, including former NFL star wide receiver Antonio Brown.
“I want to say that I am aware that the media is going to call me crazy and call me and Trump crazy for having me speak here,” Brown said. “But let me make this clear: We are not. They are.”
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The rally, which included many children dressed up as former presidents and local steelworkers wearing hard hats, seemed optimistic.
President Trump began his nearly two-hour speech by paying tribute to his late friend and PGA golf legend Arnold Palmer.
Supporters listen to Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speak during a campaign rally at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Saturday, October 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“But no one had his magic. He was a thriller. He was incredible. He knew how to win, he knew how to win, he moved the audience. I just did everything,” Trump said. “If I had him here right now, this crowd would go completely nuts. They'd say, 'Trump, get off this stage.' We want Arnold Palmer to speak. Noda.”
President Trump named one of the vacation homes on his property in Doral, Florida, after Mr. Palmer, a Pennsylvania native who died in 2016, saying he was a friend.
Mr. Trump focused much of his energy and attention on the Keystone State, particularly manufacturing jobs.
“For most of America's history, Pennsylvania was America's commercial and industrial powerhouse. But every year, globalist radical left politicians and incompetent people like Kamala Harris wage war against the Union. ” President Trump said.
Former President Trump was welcomed on stage by Pennsylvania steelworkers and presented with a commemorative helmet. (pool)
“They destroyed steel mills, they destroyed coal jobs, they attacked oil and gas jobs, they sold manufacturing jobs to China and other countries around the world. Under the Trump administration, we now have “We're going to take back what's ours,” he said.
General steelworkers from Pennsylvania who belong to the Mon Valley Steelworkers Union were welcomed on stage by President Trump and presented with commemorative helmets.
“The president saved the steel industry with tariffs, and he saved you with tariffs,” said one steel worker. “And you're my hero, the greatest president of all time. We love you. That's why Trump's Steelworkers and Mon Valley Steel Works in General wanted to support you. .”
If President Trump wins in November, he plans to implement “Built in America” policies that would bring more manufacturing jobs back to Pennsylvania and the nation as a whole.
Former Republican presidential candidate Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
“So if we win Pennsylvania, we win everything, right? And from day one of my new administration, I will end Kamala Harris' Pennsylvania energy war. Because… Because she's going to ban, you know, she's going to go, 'Should we ban fracking 100%? '' Trump said.
“You know, she was against fracking, she was against all this stuff, and then all of a sudden, about a year and a half ago, when the polls started killing her, she “I said, I really like fracking,” he added.
A late September Fox News poll found that 60% of Pennsylvanians who are registered voters support fracking.
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“Pennsylvania, if you want this disaster to end, you have to get out and vote,” Trump said. “You have to go vote. Let's get everyone to vote as much as possible.”
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
