Headline Roundup • July 25th, 2021
Trump Discusses 2020 Election Results At Phoenix Rally
Summary from the AllSides News Team
At an event titled “Rally for Election Integrity,” former President Donald Trump spoke to his supporters at the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix about the 2020 presidential election results. He thanked the “brave and unyielding conservative warriors in the Arizona State Senate” for supporting the ongoing audit that claims the 2020 election included elements of fraud. Trump also criticized President Joe Biden for adding critical race theory to school curriculums, not doing enough to stop the spread of COVID-19 and allowing the US to get "pushed around" by other countries. Additionally, the former president claimed that the US is on its way to "becoming a communist country."
Left-rated outlets often emphasized how Trump is holding onto "false election claims" and how the Arizona Federal Theatre exceeded its capacity limits. Right-rated outlets spotlighted the former president's critiques of Republican leaders who accepted the 2020 election results and his stance on critical race theory.
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Politico
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday sought to lend credence to the partisan audit of presidential ballots cast in Arizona, holding his first rally there since the 2020 election.
Speaking in Phoenix at a Turning Point USA gathering, Trump hailed what he called Arizona Senate Republicans' “full forensic audit” of results in Maricopa County, while continuing to promulgate baseless conspiracy theories about the election he lost to Joe Biden.
“I predict when the votes come in … I think they’re going to be so horrible. They will be, in my...
The Hill
Former President Trump on Saturday hailed the Arizona state Senate for its ongoing audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County during a rally in Phoenix, while taking shots at Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
Speaking to a crowd of supporters at the event dubbed the “Rally for Election Integrity,” Trump began by thanking the “brave and unyielding conservative warriors in the Arizona State Senate” for forging ahead with the audit.
The former president recognized the appearance of several GOP state senators, particularly thanking Arizona Senate President Karen Fann (R), who has overseen the effort that...
Fox News Digital
Former President Donald Trump warned critical race theory is "flagrant racism" being forced into "every facet of our society" during a speech to conservatives Saturday night in Phoenix.
Trump spoke at Arizona Federal Theatre for the "Protect Our Elections Rally" hosted by Turning Point Action, TPUSA's political action committee, where he slammed Democrats for adhering to an "America last" ideology.
"We shouldn’t be apologizing to the world," he said. "We’re apologizing for America, just like Obama apologized. Remember, he apologized. They should be apologizing to America for what they’ve done to it. That’s who I think should be apologizing to.
"The Biden administration's...
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