President-elect Trump is set to take the stage in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday to deliver his first rally-styled speech since his decisive win over Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
“We are incredibly honored that President Trump will deliver his first rally-style speech since the election at AmFest 2024 in Phoenix,” Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action chief Charlie Kirk said in a press release. “This was already the largest multi-day event in the movement, and this year will be the biggest we’ve ever hosted, by far.”
“When I spoke to the president, he said he’d only do it if we called it a ‘Tribute to Arizona,’ so that’s exactly what we’re doing. President Trump knows the people of Arizona have always been with him, they’re loyal to him and they just delivered the largest win for him of all of the swing states, giving him a 5.5% margin of victory.”
Trump is expected to take the stage of the Phoenix Convention Center at 10:30 a.m. local time Sunday, as part of Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest – a four-day event billed as part of the “biggest conservative movement in the country.”
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Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Aug. 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)
Trump’s address at the event comes just a day after Congress avoided a prolonged government shutdown.
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning – after the midnight deadline had passed and the government briefly shut down – and sent the legislation to President Biden for his signature.
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Last week, lawmakers had reached an agreement on a short-term spending bill that included more than 1,500 pages of text. Conservatives and Trump allies, spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk, slammed the original and lengthy legislation, as negotiations came down to the wire last week, taking issue with provisions such as increasing lawmakers’ cost of living.
Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk signs hats during AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 20, 2024, in Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Trump called on Republicans to suspend the debt limit as part of their talks to avert a government shutdown, which has exceeded $36 trillion. The House crafted a new, 116-page bill that included suspending the debt limit for two years until January 2027, roughly $110 billion in disaster relief aid for Americans affected by storms Milton and Helene, as well as a measure to fund rebuilding Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lit during a ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
That bill failed 174 to 235, before House lawmakers negotiated and passed another version.
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The final bill sent to Biden included economic relief for farmers and disaster aid for those affected by recent storms, but it did not include a suspension of the debt ceiling, which Trump had requested.
A large decal reads “Give Trump his Cabinet” during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 20, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Trump has not spoken publicly since the bill’s passage, although sources told Fox News that the incoming president is not that happy with the bill.
Ahead of Trump’s speech on Sunday, conservative lawmakers and allies, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, upcoming Trump administration “border czar” Tom Homan, comedian Rob Schenider, and Kirk will also take the stage.
A video is shown during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on Dec. 20, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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AmericaFest kicked off on Dec. 19 in Phoenix and will conclude on Sunday following Trump’s speech. The annual event is billed as one that reenergizes conservative students and voters “all while celebrating the greatest country in the world.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
