{"id":2364420,"date":"2024-11-05T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T18:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-first-trump-rally-lived-up-to-the-hype\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T13:30:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T18:30:36","slug":"my-first-trump-rally-lived-up-to-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-first-trump-rally-lived-up-to-the-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Trump Rally Lived Up To The Hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fmy-first-trump-rally-lived-up-to-the-hype%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=2364420&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>The author recounts their experience of attending\u200b a Donald Trump rally in \u200dPittsburgh, marking a significant moment as it was near the end of his campaign for a third \u200cpresidential election \u200bin 2024. Reflecting on their first encounter with Trump during a debate in 2015, \u200bthe author notes the historical significance of Trump\u2019s rallies, which have been a staple of his political identity. They emphasize the unique nature of these events, where Trump engages in unscripted banter and mocks opponents, creating an entertaining atmosphere that captivates his supporters. <\/p>\n<p>The rally featured notable mentions, such as an endorsement \u200dfrom Joe Rogan and appearances by figures\u200c like Megyn Kelly, culminating \u200dan apparent \u200dreconciliation after past conflicts.\u2063 The author appreciates the crowd&#8217;s resilience, viewing the rally as more than just a campaign event, but a moment tied to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-says-terminology-used-in-abortion-debate-antiquated-post-dobbs\/\" title=\"Bob Casey deems abortion debate terminology &#039;outdated&#039; after Dobbs case.\">broader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a><\/a> of\u200d America, akin to historical political debates. The writer expresses a desire to witness this chapter in history as Trump continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tops-biden-in-battleground-pennsylvania-after-losing-there-in-2020-poll\/\" title=\"Trump wins Pennsylvania in latest poll, surpassing Biden after 2020 loss.\">challenge political norms<\/a> \u200band conventions through his rallies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The first time I saw Donald Trump in person was at the Cleveland debate in 2015 when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Um48VFWFLzE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mocked<\/a> Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell as a &ldquo;fat pig,&rdquo; &ldquo;dog,&rdquo; &ldquo;slob,&rdquo; and a &ldquo;disgusting animal&rdquo; following a question from Megyn Kelly. I then stood at the Capitol and watched him take the presidential oath 18 months later.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is obviously one of the most unique figures to ever lead the country, and I had only seen Trump one other time &mdash; when he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). But I had never attended one of his signature rallies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-rallies-are-coming-end-rcna178736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">characterized<\/a> by NBC as &ldquo;a key fixture of America&rsquo;s political landscape for nearly a decade,&rdquo; with more than 900 such events since the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">notorious golden escalator ride<\/a> at Trump Tower. While browsing his events page Sunday night, I saw he was going to speak at a Pittsburgh stadium three hours from my home in Columbus, Ohio. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czj9ekdvxx2o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in September he will not run again if he loses, so the rally was my last chance to hear him as a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>I went to Pennsylvania less as a reporter and more as a spectator. With just hours to go until polls close, no one needs another column on how Trump says &ldquo;X&rdquo; about &ldquo;Y&rdquo; at another swing-state event, and I didn&rsquo;t even bother with a press pass. Mystifying politicians is obnoxious and lame, but there&rsquo;s an element of historical significance to Trump&rsquo;s rallies worth acknowledging. After all, his crowd sizes were arguably one of the major blind spots the media missed when they failed to predict a Trump win in 2016, even if they did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/how-trump-rallies-have-shrunk-2024-election-1979968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shrink<\/a> over a period of nearly a decade. In fact, there&rsquo;s good reason to believe the former president&rsquo;s rallies will be remembered as politically iconic, as the Lincoln-Douglas debates of the 1850s now are.<\/p>\n<p>While politicians have traditionally leveraged rallies to lecture Americans about why they know better about the economy or foreign policy, Trump used them to rip on opponents in unscripted rants and often sounded like a comedian when doing so. The act is not just entertaining but captivating, which is a) probably why supporters gravitate toward them, and b) why major television networks would simply broadcast the performances live when Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-10-11\/trump-rallies-no-longer-assured-airtime-as-tv-networks-reassess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first started<\/a> doing them.<\/p>\n<p>The crowds themselves reflect the resilience of a political movement that is united against the constant barrage of so-called elitists who smear them as racist, sexist, homophobic, and whatever other labels Democrats are eager to stick to the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/01\/biden-harris-white-house-falsifies-transcript-to-cover-up-bidens-garbage-slur-against-gop-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">garbage<\/a>&rdquo; Trump supporters. Trump&rsquo;s rally in Pittsburgh on Monday night was no exception. The former president spoke for roughly 90 minutes, veering in and out of his typical talking points to mock Michelle Obama, celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/04\/joe-rogan-endorses-trump-after-discussing-most-compelling-case-for-trump-youll-hear-with-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsement<\/a> from Joe Rogan (which Rogan posted during the rally), and feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4O1tTgerEFo&amp;list=RDNS4O1tTgerEFo&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Megyn Kelly<\/a> on stage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s so nice,&rdquo; Trump said on stage immediately following Rogan&rsquo;s announcement on X.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Kelly&rsquo;s speech, meanwhile, delivered on the eve of Trump&rsquo;s third election as a presidential candidate, marks the conclusive end to the feud that followed his apparent <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2015\/08\/08\/trump-megyn-kelly-had-blood-coming-out-of-her-wherever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggestion<\/a> that she was menstruating at the 2015 Cleveland debate when she asked about the Manhattan developer&rsquo;s prior comments about women.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An incredible night in Pittsburgh with President Trump. God bless him. Go vote for him! LFG America! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CngF3fEWz4\">pic.twitter.com\/CngF3fEWz4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megynkelly\/status\/1853630250552381453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Can you believe this guy?&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MegynKellyShow\/status\/1853643950512316882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, referencing not his outlandish statements made so controversial a decade ago but his &ldquo;energy&rdquo; and &ldquo;stamina.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m ready to go to sleep over there, and he&rsquo;s got another rally to go to,&rdquo; Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>I read four political memoirs of various figures in and out of Trump&rsquo;s orbit over the past month, including <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Swing-Hard-Case-You-Hit\/dp\/B0CH6T4WSS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AOW52Q5AV9YH&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7ZP7l3CK831IVR0RSCiLvrQv6wUAo00tS1Wur7i06TcLD-kSCtA-gxaMA50j0kg0ElEab-0A1Rqv9s15jvmVLNQQaCxBDOo_K5qaF4nzNM-hgOWidNuvzpCxTBklwcNqsAzDRPxeYfNBGoWKR6wK0Usu4Ppix2tT459gDpPjI2qh8PysOYyTT-h2MyvPc5pS0BHoP_4ynD6Me4FFQGpJMPew53ocuMqJhdDkcaKZObWqJhONv4KSVabB5avSKCpAOmQNdXe0pYBME3_KMbpPSEj2vg2VCOeBRBBK1ZZnlyA.PvUsRpMQMmv1fx3q6ZqygAvjBEiaPMZ9M8wXSYnNrbM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=swing+hard+in+case+you+hit+it&amp;qid=1729698494&amp;sprefix=swing+hard+in+case%2Caps%2C130&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swing Hard In Case You Hit It<\/a><\/em>, by campaign spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/23\/dems-targeted-trump-official-for-past-alcoholism-then-cried-foul-on-biden-addiction-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tim Murtaugh<\/a>; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Enough-Cassidy-Hutchinson\/dp\/166802828X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RY9W8L3KSBGJ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.RXfZPMDCPY44jkSrru19VFMvdHk_uzYtAotnm4gtfI9WZ2_ms4-2_fjTRnNyCZe0U6n8JWfgdC6DBecNh-UBbGEt-Ih2AGMHjm6J35HRpXRA-Bn24V-PIxknCZ0c1HR5Sc2kyOBiQlRebN50bEGzC0Cs8bnIhumDOqPpRPJcFKttZQc6ogR6wSi0UprTyuE2lFUkWZ7tsCZ8Xpk1N0RpNOD3M6Gl_ZVBezfdnNtRqUg.ePHmgYfBKOu29WXgYn-EVPQr6vGRn34G2d7uk6mpCl0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=enough+book&amp;qid=1730826085&amp;sprefix=enough+boo%2Caps%2C324&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Enough<\/a><\/em>, by Cassidy Hutchinson; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Melania-Me-Rise-Friendship-First\/dp\/1982151242\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=4CPGF1IFVZEV&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9wZcCSti9qjmA2HgMdGYUFsnldYrS2Rc6IFbF4Ji2zqgZUybRkFXxfC4VUJLkzEgJsLA32Qh1_5ISm6gHx0zSP2IAT44UWuw5JJ4NJdQ6TM.y4nC2HfStOcnb9wKgBReP7v-fhpQrOeguFjcWzKNSOE&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=melania+and+me+stephanie+winston+wolkoff&amp;qid=1730826112&amp;sprefix=melania+and+me%2Caps%2C148&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melania and Me<\/a><\/em>, by former Melania Trump confidante Stephanie Winston Wolkoff; and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Melania-Trump\/dp\/1510782699\/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_1\/136-3721266-7907156?pd_rd_w=0g0UG&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.04064661-569a-4d64-8aef-6cc4eefc1253&amp;pf_rd_p=04064661-569a-4d64-8aef-6cc4eefc1253&amp;pf_rd_r=WABVKTF5J2M1059ZM8BD&amp;pd_rd_wg=tIfvG&amp;pd_rd_r=cac34fb1-d1c0-4c3c-8565-df598702bd64&amp;pd_rd_i=1510782699&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melani<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Melania-Trump\/dp\/1510782699\/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_1\/136-3721266-7907156?pd_rd_w=0g0UG&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.04064661-569a-4d64-8aef-6cc4eefc1253&amp;pf_rd_p=04064661-569a-4d64-8aef-6cc4eefc1253&amp;pf_rd_r=WABVKTF5J2M1059ZM8BD&amp;pd_rd_wg=tIfvG&amp;pd_rd_r=cac34fb1-d1c0-4c3c-8565-df598702bd64&amp;pd_rd_i=1510782699&amp;psc=1\">a<\/a><\/em>, by the former first lady herself. A common thread through all of them was how important Trump&rsquo;s rallies are because of how they energize the former president. That much was clearly on display Monday as Trump showed no signs of exhaustion during his third stop on a final swing state tour. And frankly, there are also few things like the energy of a presidential rally on the eve of an election.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-bill-barring-transgender-surgeries-for-children-isnt-what-it-seems\/\" title=\"Utah Bill Barring Transgender Surgeries For Children Isn&#039;t What It Seems\">conservative newsletter<\/a> on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I first saw Trump at the 2015 Cleveland debate, where he insulted Rosie O&#8217;Donnell. Eighteen months later, I witnessed him take the presidential oath<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2364421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5262-scaled-e1730821797297.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[44128,35184,33285],"class_list":["post-2364420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-personal-experience","tag-political-event","tag-trump-rally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_5262-scaled-e1730821797297.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364420","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\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364424,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364420\/revisions\/2364424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}