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By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror
Former President Donald Trump held his second rally in the Grand Canyon State for his 2024 presidential election bid Friday, featuring a who’s who of Arizona MAGA enthusiasts, where he spent more than an hour giving a disjointed and at times rambling speech that was aimed at his loyal base of supporters.
Trump, along with a number of elected officials, candidates for office and political power players had been touting the event along with a “special guest” for the past few days. The surprise guest not listed on official flyers for the event ended up being Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who earlier Friday suspended his campaign for president and endorsed Trump.
“He also went after me a couple of times, I didn’t like it,” Trump said of RFK Jr. The two had traded jabs throughout the campaign, though RFK Jr. is rumored to be angling for a position in Trump’s cabinet if he is elected.
The event Friday took place at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, where thousands of would-be attendees waited outside in 100-plus-degree heat with limited cloud cover. As the Arizona Mirror arrived at the venue, two ambulances were seen leaving and more Trump supporters were being treated by firefighters.
