Though Trump did not use his first rally of 2022 to confirm whether or not he would seek another term as president in 2024, he did reiterate unfounded claims that the last presidential election was "rigged" against him.
"Lock her up" was a popular chant at Trump's 2016 presidential campaign rallies, when it was directed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom Trump defeated to win the White House that year. Fauci's the king," the former president said, leading to some chants of "lock him up" from the crowd.
Trump also appeared to criticize Fauci, director of the the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), who has recently had high profile clashes with two Republican senators. Large crowds gathered at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival ground to hear Trump at his first rally of 2022-a crucial election year due to the upcoming midterms. "I'm gonna get rid of COVID," he said in a mock Biden voice.Ī clip of Trump's speech, including the mimic, has been viewed more than 50,000 times since it was shared on Twitter by conservative news site, Newsmax. Trump began moving his fist in a way that seemed to mimic the president's gestures. Trump appeared to be referring to cases heading into the Labor Day weekend in September, 2021 were four times higher than the same time in 2020 "There are four times more COVID cases, remember - " he said and then appeared to mimic Biden's voice, saying: "I'm gonna get rid of COVID." Trump mentioned inflation, gas prices and recent issues in the supply chain before turning to COVID-19. Anthony Fauci.Īt one point, the ex-president told rallygoers: "We all knew that Joe Biden would be not so good but few could have imagined that he would be such a disaster for this country, what they've done." He also returned to unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election suffered from mass voter fraud and other irregularities, and he took aim at infectious diseases expert Dr. Former President Donald Trump mimicked President Joe Biden during a rally in Arizona on Saturday, criticizing his successor's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Īt the rally, in Florence-Trump's first rally of 2022-the Republican leader briefly performed an impression of the president.ĭuring a wide ranging speech, Trump listed issues including the southern border and inflation.
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