President Donald J. Trump returned to the Grand Canyon State on Wednesday, touching down in Bullhead City for a rally the White House framed as a homecoming built on results. "The new Air Force One makes its descent on Bullhead City, Arizona, for its inaugural airport rally with President Donald J. Trump!" the rapid response team posted as the aircraft came in.
The White House's own release said the president "arrives with a clear record of America First results that put Arizona workers, families, seniors, and communities first — delivering tax relief, unleashing major private investment, ending the Biden-era border crisis, driving down violent crime, and securing Arizona's critical water resources."
Supporters were told the landing was a first. "@POTUS is on the ground in Bullhead City!S.A." — "@POTUS makes an ELECTRIC entrance in Bullhead City, Arizona!"
Trump: Democrats Gave Us the Worst Inflation, Highest Energy Prices in History
Trump opened his case against the opposition with a direct comparison to the last time Democrats held power.
"The last time the radical Democrats had power, they gave us the worst inflation in American history, the highest energy prices in American history, the worst trade deficit in American history, and they allowed 25 million people to pour in illegally into our borders from the southern border," Trump said. "They came from all over the world, turning Arizona into a dumping ground for illegal" immigrants, he continued.
His warning to the crowd was simple: "If they get the chance, they'll do it all again."
The White House amplified the same message from its own account: "The Grand Canyon State is seeing a secure border and historic investments. President Trump will always fight for the great state of Arizona."
Hobbs Vetoed Cooperation Bill, Trump Says
The president tied his border enforcement record directly to Arizona's governor, naming a veto he said is keeping violent criminals on the street.
"Every day, we are finding vicious illegal alien killers, gangbangers, rapists, drug traffickers, and other thugs," Trump said. He recounted specific cases: "We recently removed an illegal alien murderer who shot a 19-year-old in the chest and then put a bullet in the back of his head before dumping his body into the desert. We arrested a 71-year-old child predator from Mexico," and another illegal alien carrying more than 50,000 fentanyl pills.
"Yet as we get these monsters OUT of Arizona, Katie Hobbs VETOED legislation to require local jurisdictions to cooperate with federal law enforcement," Trump said. "Yet as we're getting these monsters out of Arizona, Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation to require local jurisdictions to cooperate with federal law enforcement."
Tax Cuts, No Tax on Tips, and a Drug Price Promise
Trump walked the crowd through the tax package he signed, calling it the largest in American history and noting he did it in his first term as well.
"Together with Republicans in Congress, we delivered the largest tax cuts in American history — No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security for our great seniors," he said. "We made interest on car loans tax deductible, but only if it's Made in America."
"We're not interested if it's made in Japan, if it's made in Germany. We have no interest if it's made in South Korea," Trump said. "If it's made in the United States where we're building many, many car plants right now, they're under construction at levels never seen before."
On prescription drugs, the president claimed a dramatic reversal under his most favored nation agreement. "Drug prices went from the highest anywhere in the world to the lowest," he said. "We went from the highest price in the world to the lowest price in the world with price differences of 300, 400, 500, 600, and even in some cases 700 percent."
Mayweather Joins the Stage: 'I Would Always Choose America'
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather took the stage alongside the president and delivered a message of his own.
"America is the best country in the world," Mayweather said. "If I died and came back a million times, I would always choose America."
He credited his Olympic experience representing the country in 1996 — "to go out there and represent the red, white and blue" — and told the crowd, "We couldn't have chose a better president twice than Donald Trump. So it's all about keeping this country strong and it's all about us sticking together and believing one another."
Trump Marks Charlie Kirk's Birthday
The president paused the rally to mark what would have been the 33rd birthday of Charlie Kirk.
"I also want to say a happy birthday to a great, great person, a great man, and a great friend of mine, a friend that helped me with our elections all the time," Trump said. "33-years-old he would be today, Charlie Kirk — the great Charlie Kirk. And to Erica we love you, Erica and the family."
Muslim Brotherhood, the Pope, and Montana Next
Asked about Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, Trump did not soften his answer. "He's a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said that years ago. He was a proud member," Trump said. "And you can't have a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Congress being on one of our security committees, right? But he is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood."
Turning to Pope Leo, Trump offered his wishes for a full recovery. "I want to see Pope Leo get well. I hear the prognosis for that type of a problem. It's a cancer. It's big stuff. Anytime you have cancer, but the prognosis seems to be good," he said. "I've watched and we just want to wish him our love and our best wishes."
The president noted the pontiff's brother is a friend and a supporter — "they're big Trump supporters. They have MAGA all over the house" — and closed the thought plainly: "But I just want to wish him well. Get better fast."
Before boarding for the next stop, Trump told the crowd what comes next. "I hope you had a good time. We're now going to Montana," he said. "We're doing a big another big rally. The people are miles long and it's going to be fantastic."
"We're switching planes because of this wall runway and then we get back on the big one," Trump explained. He said the current run of rallies is roughly "number eight or so," part of a plan for "about 32-33 of them."
"I feel I owe it to the Republican Party. I love the party. I love the people in the Republican Party," Trump said. "Every one of them is packed. The one we're going to right now is packed Montana. It's just absolutely amazing what's going on. This tremendous spirit, we brought back a spirit. You know the country's doing so well but we have to let people know about it."
He departed with a message for Arizona: "@POTUS is wheels up for the Great State of Montana — SEE YOU SOON!"
