{"id":1222267,"date":"2022-01-18T14:09:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T19:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222267"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:20:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T19:20:15","slug":"we-are-going-to-take-back-america-trump-holds-1st-rally-of-2022-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-going-to-take-back-america-trump-holds-1st-rally-of-2022-in-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We Are Going to Take Back America\u2019: Trump Holds 1st Rally of 2022 in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-are-going-to-take-back-america-trump-holds-1st-rally-of-2022-in-arizona%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222267&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump painted a positive picture of the future for Republicans during his first rally of 2022, held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-arizona\">Arizona<\/a> on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA great red wave is going to begin here in Arizona and is going to sweep across this country, and it\u2019s going to wash hundreds and thousands of Democrat socialists out of office with an unstoppable surge of Republican patriots. And they\u2019re going to be doing it, you\u2019re going to be heading to the polls,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?517043-1\/president-trump-speaks-arizona-gop-political-rally&amp;event=517043&amp;playEvent\">Trump said<\/a> at the\u00a0Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds, in Florence, Arizona, a Republican stronghold about 70 miles southeast of Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the year we are going to take back the House, we are going to take back the Senate, and we are going to take back America. This is so important. This is maybe the most important election we\u2019ve ever had. I do believe that 2024 will be even more important. \u2026\u00a0In 2024, we are going to take back the White House!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4216129\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16\/trump-rally-arizona-1200x814.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"814\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4216129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/trump-rally-arizona-600x407-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Trump rally\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 15, 2022. (Robyn Beck\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Thousands of supporters gathered at Trump\u2019s rally, his second in Arizona since he left office.<\/p>\n<p>The former president described the crowd as a \u201csea of people\u201d that stretched \u201cas far as the eyes can see,\u201d and urged the media members present to turn their cameras around.\u00a0Trump used the crowd size to question the results of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ran twice, and we won twice, and we did better the second time. \u2026 This crowd is a massive symbol of what took place because the people are hungry for the truth, they want their country back,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4216216\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16\/trump-crowd-1200x767.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"767\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4216216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/trump-crowd-600x384-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 15, 2022. (Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA person that comes here and has crowds that go further than any eye can see \u2026 and has cars that stretch out for 25 miles\u2014that\u2019s not somebody that lost an election. And now because of it, our country is being destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke against the current state of the nation, but expressed hope that the situation will change, outlining an agenda that includes eliminating COVID-19 mandates, investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and combating illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Trump endorsed Kari Lake for Arizona governor while calling incumbent Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, a \u201cterrible representative\u201d of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Lake, a former journalist, promised that she will eliminate mandates if she becomes governor. She also promised that she\u00a0would help to ensure election integrity and address illegal immigration, including by finishing the border wall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4216207\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16\/kari-lake-1200x798.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4216207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kari-lake-600x399-1.jpeg\" alt=\"trump rally\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump and Kari Lake, whom Trump is supporting in Arizona\u2019s gubernatorial race, speak during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 15, 2022. (Robyn Beck\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<h2>COVID-19 Mandates<\/h2>\n<p>Trump heavily criticized the Biden administration\u2019s mandates, which he said are \u201cabsolutely decimating our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged Americans to \u201ctell Joe Biden the Americans\u2019 health choices are none of his business. We can make our own choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these decisions they\u2019re making, they\u2019re wrecking and devastating people\u2019s lives: firing Americans from their jobs, forcing innocent children to grow up in masks, closing their schools\u2014destroying education, crushing their development, demolishing their futures\u2014[and] locking people in their homes,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re truly hurting the American people. \u2026 They\u2019ve taken away their dignity. They\u2019ve taken away their liberties. And I say enough is enough, and we are not going to take it anymore. This is the moment the Americans must take their lives and their future back. We have to do it. We have to be strong. It\u2019s time for the radical Democrats to leave our families alone, leave our elderly alone, leave our children alone with their strong immune system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4216211\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16\/trump-supporters-1200x811.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"811\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4216211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/trump-supporters-600x406-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters gather at a rally by former President Donald Trump at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 15, 2022. (Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBig Pharma is making a fortune. Democrats are putting corporate profits over the rights of the American people. These corrupt, power-hungry lunatics need to hear us loud and clear: We are done having our lives controlled by politicians and Washington bureaucrats. We\u2019re done with the mandates, including the mandates for frontline health care workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he had \u201cfiercely resisted mandates and always will.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Jan. 6 Probe<\/h2>\n<p>The former president said if Republicans regain control of Congress, they\u2019ll start an investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021,\u00a0the day when the\u00a0U.S. Capitol was breached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will immediately begin our own investigations into what happened\u2014what really happened,\u00a0because this is being totally whitewashed,\u201d Trump said while denouncing the current Democratic-led House\u00a0committee investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJanuary 6 has become the Democrat Party\u2019s excuse to justify an unprecedented assault on Americans\u2019 civil rights and liberties.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"morearticles\">\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_list\">\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/jan-6-narrative-depends-on-who-tells-the-story_4192898.html\">Jan. 6 Narrative Depends on Who Tells the Story<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"article\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/january-6-a-legacy-of-troubling-questions_4194595.html\">January 6: A Legacy of Troubling Questions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4216214\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/01\/16\/january-6-trump-rally-1200x798.jpeg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4216214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/january-6-trump-rally-600x399-1.jpeg\" alt=\"jan 6\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A supporter wears a large button reading \u201cFighting for President Trump, January 6 We\u2019re Coming\u201d on his hat as he attends the first rally of the year by former President Donald Trump at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Ariz., on Jan. 15, 2022. (Robyn Beck\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>He criticized the treatment of people who have been detained in the Jan. 6 investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAppalling persecution of political prisoners. What\u2019s happening to those people in those jails \u2026 the blatant abuse of power to harass their political opponents is disgraceful. It\u2019s never happened to this extent,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to January 6 defendants, most of whom were charged with non-violent offenses, partisan Democrats have celebrated their indefinite detention without trial. These people are living in hell. Let them fight. Let them see their lawyers. Let them go out. \u2026 These people are being persecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also denounced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/lawyer-capitol-cop-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-ambushed-her-on-jan-6-without-warning_3945590.html\">shooting of Ashli Babbitt<\/a>\u00a0and the man who shot her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see how he could do without the protections that he got,\u201d Trump said. \u201cIt\u2019s a disgrace the way he shot Ashli.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people deserve answers. The January 6 rally was a protest against a crooked election carried out by unhinged Democrats, Big Tech, working with the fake news media, all working together to defeat Republicans,\u201d\u00a0he said, adding, in jest, \u201cand your favorite president, me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Illegal Immigration<\/h2>\n<p>Trump said that if Republicans regain control of Congress, one of their top priorities will be to \u201cstop the illegal flood of aliens across our southern border,\u201d including human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Republicans plan to increase the number of ICE and Border Patrol officers in order to detain and deport illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should also pass a law that says that sanctuary city officials who knowingly release criminals will be charged as accessories in any future crimes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The border situation changed from \u201cbest\u201d to \u201cworst\u201d in the span of one year, according to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 2 million illegal aliens have trespassed across our borders\u2014but that\u2019s also a fake number given by the press and others,\u201d Trump said, noting that he believes that the number could be \u201c10 times that amount.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re talking about tens of millions of people are pouring into this country. We see certain people, and we sort of lock it down. Well that\u2019s the number, but it\u2019s not. I think that it\u2019s tens of millions of people, and these are not necessarily people we want in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted a \u201crecord number\u201d of undocumented migrant children arriving across the border. He accused Democrats of pushing \u201cvery cruel policies [that] are pushing vulnerable youths into the arms of child smugglers, human traffickers, and very vicious criminal cartels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the criminal cartels are doing to women and children\u2014unbelievable. The trafficking is mostly in women, [and] what they\u2019re doing to women is horrible. Yet despite all of this \u2026 the radical left are still hellbent on passing mass amnesty for illegal aliens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bio\">Mimi Nguyen Ly is a reporter and assignment editor. She covers world news with a focus on U.S. news. Based in Australia, she has a background in clinical optometry. Contact Mimi at <a href=\"mailto:mimi.nl@epochtimes.com\">mimi.nl@epochtimes.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump painted a positive picture of the future for Republicans during his first rally of 2022, held in Arizona on Jan. 15. \u201cA great red wave is &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1222267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1222267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1222267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1222267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1222267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}