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Trump says goodbye to ‘big beautiful gatherings’ in the last event before the election
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Trump says goodbye to ‘big beautiful gatherings’ in the last event before the election

Former President Donald Trump said goodbye to his signature rallies during an early morning stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his final event on the 2024 campaign trail.

“Your support means more than anything you can understand… this is my last rally, can you believe it? The rallies, these big beautiful rallies, there has never been anything like this and it never will be,” Trump told Van Andel’s supporters. Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan during a rally in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

The comments come after a whirlwind day for Trump, who wrapped up his 2024 campaign with stops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

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Former US President Donald Trump during his final campaign event at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Former US President Donald Trump during his final campaign event at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The former president didn’t take the stage in Grand Rapids until after midnight on Tuesday, meaning Trump spoke to supporters at his final event on Election Day in his final pitch to be sent back to the White House.

Trump’s event in Grand Rapids marked the third time the former president has ended his campaign in the West Michigan city, having completed his previous runs at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids in 2016 and the city’s airport in 2020.

The event also signaled how critical the swing state of Michigan would be to his bid for the White House, a state where both campaigns combined to double the number of events and visits held there in 2016 and 2020.

Attendees react to former US President Donald Trump during his final campaign event at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Attendees react to former US President Donald Trump during his final campaign event at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Trump narrowly captured the state in his race against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016, but then lost it in 2020 in another nail-biter from President Biden. Michigan promises to play a similar role in determining who ultimately wins in 2024, joining the states of Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as the crucial battleground states in this year’s elections.

Trump, who has said this will be his last campaign even if he loses to Vice President Kamala Harris, struck a reflective tone at times during the Grand Rapids event, thanking supporters in Michigan who helped him through three tries to become president.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 05: Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump takes the stage for a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on November 5, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania before arriving after midnight for his final minutes of rally in Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 05: Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump takes the stage for a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena on November 5, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trump campaigned for re-election in the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania before arriving after midnight for his final minutes of rally in Michigan. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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“You are truly incredible people,” Trump said. “Now nine years have passed and we have fought side by side every step of the way we have been together.”

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