President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally for Rep. Andy Biggs on Oct. 14 at an airport in Bullhead City. Biggs is the GOP’s candidate for governor. Trump told the crowd that Democrats would “destroy our country” and that Arizona would prove “America does not belong to those who hate it.” According to the New York Post, the event took place about three weeks before the Nov. 3 election.
Biggs is challenging Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, and his running mate is Sine Kerr. Biggs appeared onstage with Trump and told the crowd, “Vote Republican top to bottom.” Early voting in Arizona began about a week before the rally, and races for governor, attorney general and U.S. House appear on the November ballot, according to KTAR.
The day before the rally, former President Barack Obama endorsed Hobbs in a video released by her campaign, according to AZFamily. Kerr is a former state senator. Biggs chose her as his running mate in July for the lieutenant governor post, which Arizona newly created. Trump praised her at the rally.
Trump criticizes Democrats and leakers at the rally
Trump also said at the event that “leakers should be shot,” according to Al Jazeera. He appeared to be referring to the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites in June 2025. “They leaked the time we were leaving, the time we were arriving,” he said. Biggs brought up Trump’s February address to Congress and said Democrats had stayed seated during one of its moments. Trump then said, “Not one Democrat smiled or clapped.”
That address took place on Feb. 24. Trump challenged lawmakers to show they agreed that the government’s top responsibility is protecting its own citizens, not people in the country illegally. Republicans stood, and almost all Democrats stayed seated. Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, has said separately that he rose to honor guests, including veterans. E. Royce Williams, a retired Navy captain, received the Medal of Honor during the same speech for his actions in the Korean War.
Trump urged voters to elect Alex Kolodin, the Republican candidate for secretary of state, whom he called “a warrior for election integrity.” He criticized Adrian Fontes, the Democratic incumbent in that office. He also mentioned three Republican House members: Eli Crane, Paul Gosar and Abe Hamadeh. Trump backed Mark Lamb, a former Pinal County sheriff, who is running for the House seat Biggs is leaving in Arizona’s fifth district.
Trump devoted part of the event to the late activist Charlie Kirk, saying the day would have marked his 33rd birthday. The crowd chanted “Charlie! Charlie!” as Trump called Kirk “a great friend of mine.” He also expressed support for Erika Kirk, the widow, and her family, then said, “In Charlie’s honor, we want you to go out and vote.”
The attorney general’s office is also on the Nov. 3 ballot in Arizona, and its current holder is Kris Mayes, who sued TikTok earlier this month.
Published: Oct 15, 2026 03:23 pm