In a final bid to win over voters and swing polls in his favour, Donald Trump is working overtime and hosting rally after rally after rally.
The Hill reports that the president will hold 14 rallies in the three days before Tuesday's election in battleground states such as Pennslyvania, North Carolina, Florida and Michigan.
Monday saw the president hold a mammoth five rallies in one day in an attempt to spread his message to any undecided voters.
The rallies on Sunday, which took place in Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida had large gatherings but there was little to no evidence of face masks being worn or social distancing measures being in place.
His first stop was Macomb County, Michigan where he spoke for just over an hour and shortly began complaining about the weather not long after he had started talking. Complaining about the weather has become a recent staple of these rallies.
I'm not watching Trump's first rally of the day in Washington, Michigan, live, but I did tune in just in time to he… https://t.co/vZvBMk47sH— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604248227
Trump continues to complain about the wind by lamenting windmills for killing birds.
Tens of millions of people are voting for this. We’re on the cusp of becoming a failed state. https://t.co/5YyDrfnZF6— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604248721
Perhaps, the most controversial moment of the weekend was when Trump supporters in Texas surrounded Joe Biden's campaign bus on a highway. The incident is now being investigated by the FBI but Trump called their behaviour 'nice.'
Aspiring fascist leader glorifies brownshirt violence https://t.co/HSMXZGWPr7— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604249643
Trump whips the crowd into a frenzy by calling Biden a 'corrupt politician' who has been 'bought and paid for by China.'
This is the stuff of Nazi rallies https://t.co/hkl55tHCvU— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604249938
Trump lashes out at Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and demands that they are investigated by the Department of Justice.
Trump calls on the DOJ to investigate AOC and Ilhan Omar for no good reason. The stuff of Nazi rallies, part 3 https://t.co/LQqAc8CZFD— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604250900
The president repeats a debunked line that Joe Biden once called young Black men 'super-predators.'
For 47 years, Joe Biden viciously attacked African Americans. We know that. He shipped away your jobs, decimated the black middle-class, and flooded your cities with foreign labor, gangs, and drugs. He opened and he openly called… And I think everyone knows this. He openly called young black men 'super predators.'
With that the president was on the move to Dubuque, Iowa and surprise, one of the first things he talked about was the weather.
Trump, currently complaining about the weather in Dubuque, Iowa, complains about the weather wherever he goes https://t.co/79lAww39xy— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604260349
In keeping with Melania Trump's anti-bullying campaign, the president mocks the shape of lawyer Adam Schiff's head.
"Shifty Schiff with watermelon head, right? Schiff, he comes out, little Schiff, and he said 'I think the laptop wa… https://t.co/TTqxuPRVOk— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604260523
Trump demands that he knows the results of the election on Tuesday night, rather than have the votes lawfully counted in a proper fashion.
Trump suggests that the lawful tallying of mail ballots after election night is actually an attempt to steal the el… https://t.co/J0mvNevKSD— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604262020
While rambling about federal judges Trump accidentally calls Biden 'Bernie'.
"So, Bernie never created a list" -- Trump forgot who he's running against https://t.co/P15p7ldmyv— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604262259
Trump claims, with no evidence, that the Democrats want to "abolish religious liberty and they want to ban God from the public square."
Tens of millions of Americans are voting for this. We're on the cusp of becoming a failed state. https://t.co/Eyr2nSEoMV— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604262621
Ivanka Trump briefly appears on stage and calls her father a 'warrior.'
This is some serious energy and a little bit of cold, but you all warm up the room. Well, I love you and we all love this man, a warrior through and through who never forgets why he’s in Washington, why he ran for President and who he’s fighting for, which is you, the American people.
Before he signs off in Iowa, Trump again claims that the Obama administration spied on his campaign, even after he had won the 2016 election.
"Let's see what the hell happens" -- Trump still won't commit to acquiescing to a peaceful transition of power if h… https://t.co/GroouelDvI— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604263201
Trump then jets down to Hickory, North Carolina and guess what? Yes, he's complaining about the weather again.
Trump, now complaining about the weather in Hickory, North Carolina, complains about the weather wherever he goes https://t.co/zTqa8GSRCN— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604274116
While trying to mock Biden, Trump manages to praise controversial world leaders such as Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin.
We got endorsed by a lot of great people, we got endorsed by great people and a lot of newspapers are endorsing us because they know that Joe Biden is not up to this job. All you have to do is watch him for about five minutes, he is not up to this job. One thing I can tell you, President Xi, Putin, Kim Jong-un, they’re very sharp, they’re very sharp, they’re all very sharp and we cannot have a leader that’s not sharp.
Unbelievably, Trump claims that Biden wants to delay the vaccine and turn America into a 'prison state.'
Joe Biden is promising to delay the vaccine and turn America into a prison state while letting rioters roam fee. They close your churches, they close your schools, but if you want to riot and burn down the stores and have the anarchists out there and do lots of it, that’s okay. You can’t stop that. You can’t go to school and you can’t go to church. It’s crazy.
A controversial moment happened around 30 minutes into this speech when Trump began reading a poem called The Snake. The poem has long been labelled as 'xenophobic' and 'anti-immigration.' Trump had previously used it at rallies but this is the first time that he has used it in the 2020 campaign.
Trump reads the xenophobic "The Snake" poem for the first time during a rally this election cycle https://t.co/3CNBDioG1a— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604275977
After he was done in North Carolina, Trump spoke in Rome, Georgia and at this point, it's almost a cliche that he would talk about the weather.
Trump, now complaining about the weather in Rome, Georgia, complains about the weather wherever he goes https://t.co/0UOWRMUHdO— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604283252
Worryingly, Trump spreads more baseless conspiracy theories about mail-in ballots and suggests that "bad things can happen in places like Pennsylvania and Nevada."
"Let them put their ballots in early. They don't have to wait until the end." -- Trump again signals that he plans… https://t.co/z2CgwzQYkG— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604283585
Again, without evidence, Trump says that the Democrats will cancel numerous American holidays, including July 4, under a lockdown.
Listen to this and ponder the level of projection involved in Trump saying electing Biden will result in a bunch of… https://t.co/IxS7GaqjBO— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604284352
Trump praises Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congressional candidate and QAnon believer who has previously attempted to get two Muslim congresswomento swear an oath on the Bible as they were sworn into office on a Quran.
"Somebody that gets a little more publicity than I do. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Right here from northwest Georgia. A… https://t.co/YOJ3LcjHjL— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604285180
Trump wraps things up in Georgia after just a 45-minute speech but does find some time for some dancing.
Trump started his day in Michigan, traveled to Iowa, then to North Carolina, and finally wrapped it up with some cr… https://t.co/46DvcB4o9a— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604285922
The president's final rally of the day takes place in Opa-Locka, Florida. Mercifully, he doesn't make any comments about the weather but does convince his supporters to boo the media, prompting some to give cameras the middle finger.
Trump goads his fans into booing the media. Some Trump followers turn around and flip journalists the bird as "CNN… https://t.co/dgcOAtjOPP— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604292858
Trump pleads with suburban women to 'love him' which does compel a crowd of women to chant their love for him.
Trump: You know I say suburban women please love me. Please love me. https://t.co/zdG2hSYmOv— Acyn (@Acyn) 1604293007
Despite the coronavirus still being a very real and serious threat, Trump mocks Biden for having safety guidelines at his rallies and prompts the crowd to chant 'lock him up' after mentioning Barack Obama.
Trump mocks Joe Biden for implementing basic public health guidelines at his political events, then mentions "Barac… https://t.co/dN1GYQoN6S— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604293504
The crowd in Florida are quite lively and begins a 'Fire Dr Fauci' chant which prompts Trump to say "let me wait a little bit after the election."
Crowd chants “Fire Fauci” and the President says “Don’t tell anybody but let me wait till a little bit after the el… https://t.co/Xf41meg7aa— Acyn (@Acyn) 1604293947
Trump bizarrely begins to brag about wanting to physically fighting Joe Biden and complains if the media would have reported on what he had said.
"Of all the people in the world I could fight that's probably the one I'd like to most fight. Those legs have gotte… https://t.co/UuVzMoJbS5— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604293926
Trump mentions the aforementioned group of his supporters who drove alongside Joe Biden's bus in Texas and complains that the media would rather talk about that than Antifa.
"They had the thing with these, really, I'd say very good people. They were riding along the highway, & you had sle… https://t.co/3xogsmMtRM— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604294025
It appears that we spoke too soon and Trump did talk about the weather but this time he was glad that is was warm in Florida.
Trump is complaining about the weather in Michigan in Florida https://t.co/S4QFdWsHvz— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604294242
Trump has taken to showing memes at his rallies and shows a video comparing Joe Biden to Jim Carrey.
I doubt Jim Carrey appreciates this https://t.co/psj6llu7Vs— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604294471
Trump goes back to talking about fighting Biden.
Trump is still fantasizing about knocking out Joe Biden https://t.co/Jn2eV4k9Yw— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604295030
The rowdy Florida crowd begins yelling 'lock her up' when Trump mentions Ilhan Omar's name.
Trump fans direct "lock her up!" chants toward Ilhan Omar https://t.co/DKiBdrbRq2— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604295351
Trump brags about doing the complete opposite of what Obama did in office, which doesn't sound like the best thing to be bragging about.
Trump's entire governing philosophy, in one 13-second clip https://t.co/YTqiCmxji7— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604295799
Trump wraps things up in a truly odd way by talking to someone called 'Joan Miller from the Brooklyn Club.'
things are getting weird https://t.co/6xNYlFHFz7— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1604296074
And with that Trump's five chaotic rallies in one day were in the books. We can only imagine what he'll say on election day...