Thousands gather in Anchorage for Trump rally
By Iris Samuels
Updated: 2 hours ago Published: 10 hours ago
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on July 9, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Former President Donald Trump spoke for 90 minutes at a rally in Anchorage on Saturday to support Republican U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin and U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka.
“I’m here for two reasons: to support great candidates and to fulfill my promise to Alaska,” Trump said, referring to his vow to campaign against incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to impeach him.
Trump took the stage around 4:30 p.m., remarked on what a special place Alaska is — “I’ve heard for years there’s no place more beautiful and I agree” — then launched into attacks against Murkowski, who is campaigning for reelection.
He called Murkowski challenger Kelly Tshibaka “wonderful” and former Gov. Palin “legendary.” Murkowski, he called “worse than a RINO” — Republican In Name Only.
Trump also spoke in praise of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is running for reelection, calling him “terrific.” But Dunleavy was not in attendance and did not meet with Trump during his brief visit to Alaska, a Dunleavy spokesman said. Trump has said he will endorse Dunleavy as long as Dunleavy doesn’t support Murkowski.
In his lengthy remarks, Trump celebrated recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions including the one that overturned abortion protections guaranteed in Roe v. Wade, took aim at President Joe Biden, glorified his own time in office, repeated lies and debunked claims about the results of the 2020 elections and took repeated aim at Murkowski, who broke with her party on several occasions to go against Trump.
Trump also took aim at Alaska’s other U.S. senator, Republican Dan Sullivan, for endorsing Murkowski’s re-election campaign. The former president also blasted ranked choice voting, which was approved by Alaska voters in a ballot measure in 2020 and is being implemented for the first time this year in the upcoming U.S. House special election.
https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/07/09/thousands-gather-in-anchorage-for-trump-rally/
By Iris Samuels
Updated: 2 hours ago Published: 10 hours ago
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on July 9, 2022. (Bill Roth / ADN)
Former President Donald Trump spoke for 90 minutes at a rally in Anchorage on Saturday to support Republican U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin and U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka.
“I’m here for two reasons: to support great candidates and to fulfill my promise to Alaska,” Trump said, referring to his vow to campaign against incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to impeach him.
Trump took the stage around 4:30 p.m., remarked on what a special place Alaska is — “I’ve heard for years there’s no place more beautiful and I agree” — then launched into attacks against Murkowski, who is campaigning for reelection.
He called Murkowski challenger Kelly Tshibaka “wonderful” and former Gov. Palin “legendary.” Murkowski, he called “worse than a RINO” — Republican In Name Only.
Trump also spoke in praise of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who is running for reelection, calling him “terrific.” But Dunleavy was not in attendance and did not meet with Trump during his brief visit to Alaska, a Dunleavy spokesman said. Trump has said he will endorse Dunleavy as long as Dunleavy doesn’t support Murkowski.
In his lengthy remarks, Trump celebrated recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions including the one that overturned abortion protections guaranteed in Roe v. Wade, took aim at President Joe Biden, glorified his own time in office, repeated lies and debunked claims about the results of the 2020 elections and took repeated aim at Murkowski, who broke with her party on several occasions to go against Trump.
Trump also took aim at Alaska’s other U.S. senator, Republican Dan Sullivan, for endorsing Murkowski’s re-election campaign. The former president also blasted ranked choice voting, which was approved by Alaska voters in a ballot measure in 2020 and is being implemented for the first time this year in the upcoming U.S. House special election.
https://www.adn.com/politics/2022/07/09/thousands-gather-in-anchorage-for-trump-rally/
