Trump torches Democrats at Arizona rally, warns they will ‘destroy our country’ ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump used a campaign stop in Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday to tell voters that Democrats would "destroy our country," pressing them to back Republicans across the whole ballot with Election Day under three weeks off. He appeared alongside Rep. Andy Biggs, the GOP nominee for governor, and aimed criticism at Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. He also asked for a win in memory of Charlie Kirk, according to Fox News.

Much of the argument centered on his February State of the Union speech. Biggs said Democrats stayed seated when the president questioned lawmakers about their dedication to Americans, and urged the audience to choose Republicans from top to bottom and turn Arizona red. Trump then recalled that no Democrat smiled or applauded while a veteran was being honored, saying he told them they were crazy.

Fox News notes that his description blended two separate moments from the February 24 address. In one, he presented the Medal of Honor to Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams, a retiree who was 100 years old then. In the other, he singled out George "Buddy" Taggart, a World War II veteran.

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