Donald Trump Illinois rally LIVE — Fans chant ‘Thank you’ after former president praises Supreme Court over Roe v Wade

The greatest political movement in history

Trump said that his MAGA movement is “the greatest political movement in the history of our country.”

“No matter how big or powerful these corrupt radicals may be, you must never forget this nation doesn’t belong to them.

“This nation belongs to you.”

‘Let’s say it anyways’

“We will save our kids and we will also keep men out of women’s sports,” Trump proclaimed at the rally.

He said that a woman got “wind burn” after a “man” broke a swimming record by 38 seconds in a competition.

“In addition, we will keep critical race theory out of our schools and out of our military.”

‘Ukraine would have never happened’

Trump said other countries respected him and the possibility of war was never an issue while he was in office.

Now, he says members of the government are looking to go to war with Russia and other countries.

Crowd chants for Trump

Who is Mike Lindell?

Mike Lindell is the CEO of MyPillow. The entrepreneur has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump.

Lindell – who pushed unfounded election fraud claims following President Joe Biden‘ victory – is believed to have a net worth of about $300million.

Lindell spoke at Saturday's rally.

Trump warns of possible war, continued

Referring to the word nuclear as the “n-word,” Trump said during his chat with Morgan: “He [Vladimir Putin] uses the n-word, the nuclear word all the time.”

“That’s a no-no, you’re not supposed to do that. He uses it on a daily basis. And everybody’s so afraid… and as they’re afraid, he uses it more and more.”

He accused his successor Joe Biden of “kowtowing” to Russia and said he would have been stronger in standing up to Putin.

Trump warns Piers Morgan about war

The former US president, speaking to Piers Morgan on his flagship show on TalkTV, recently claimed that the war with Ukraine “would have never happened” if he was still Commander in Chief and that the world could be heading for a nuclear war.

Talking about the current crop of leaders, he said: “Our leaders are not smart… if they’re not smart you’re going to end up in a nuclear war.”

Trump’s NY Attorney General lawsuit, part three

“The Trump Organization has continually sought to delay our investigation into its business dealings and now Donald Trump and his namesake company have filed a lawsuit as an attempted collateral attack on that investigation,” the statement read.

James wrote the “investigation will continue undeterred because no one is above the law, not even someone with the name Trump.”

Trump’s NY Attorney General lawsuit, continued

The lawsuit alleges, “Letitia James is guided solely by political animus and a desire to harass, intimidate and retaliate against a private citizen who she views as a political opponent.”

Trump’s attorney, Alina Habba, added, “By filing this lawsuit, we intend to not only hold her accountable for her blatant constitutional violations but to stop her bitter crusade to punish her political opponent in its tracks.”

Trump’s NY Attorney General lawsuit

In January 2022, Donald Trump canceled a press conference he had planned to hold in Florida on the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

In a statement released, Trump stated that he would rather air his issues at a rally scheduled for a later date.

“In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media,” Trump wrote.

He added, “I am canceling the January 6th Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15th, in Arizona.”

Trump had also filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump says ‘I’m BACK’ on Truth Social

Former President Donald Trump declared that he is “BACK” on Truth Social network after he vowed not to return to Twitter despite Elon Musk’s takeover.

Trump posted for the first time after saying on April 25 he would be joining Truth Social within the next several days.

“I’M BACK! #COVFEFE,” the former president shared to the platform, making a reference to his infamous 2017 viral tweet.

What has Trump said about TRUTH Social?

On October 20, 2021, Trump announced the launch of his own social media platform, called TRUTH Social.

“We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American president has been silenced,” Trump said in a statement regarding his social media ban that was put into place following the January 6 Capitol Riots.

'A nation in decline'

Trump said that we've "never had anything like this happen" when it comes to energy costs in America.

He said that the US is no longer "energy independent" as it was during his presidency.

The greatest political movement in history

Trump said that his MAGA movement is "the greatest political movement in the history of our country."

"No matter how big or powerful these corrupt radicals may be, you must never forget this nation doesn't belong to them.

"This nation belongs to you."

'Take back our White House'

Trump encouraged the crowd to vote for Mary Miller on Tuesday after saying that it was time to "take back the White House."

'Who's on Truth Social'

Trump encouraged the crowd to join his social media platform Truth Social.

The social site, which is owned by the Trump Media and Technology group, is similar to Twitter, where users will have the ability to share "truths" as opposed to tweets.

The main newsfeed is referred to as the "truthfeed," and those who re-share others' posts will be "retruthing."

'Let's say it anyways'

"We will save our kids and we will also keep men out of women's sports," Trump proclaimed at the rally.

He said that a woman got "wind burn" after a "man" broke a swimming record by 38 seconds in a competition.

"In addition, we will keep critical race theory out of our schools and out of our military."

Crime in Chicago

The former president said there have been over 24,000 instances of violent crime so far this year in Chicago.

He said the Biden administration should turn their attention to "violent gangs" instead of punishing "God-fearing Americans."

'A little dab here a little dab there'

Trump brought out a towel to dab at his forehead after proclaiming how hot it is.

He said the first lady would say "you were hot out there weren't you?" after he came home.

Trump on border control

The former president said the "fake news media" is not covering the "catastrophe" happening at the US-Mexico border.

He claimed that thousands of people are being brought in and more "illegal aliens" have come in last month than ever.

'Ukraine would have never happened'

Trump said other countries respected him and the possibility of war was never an issue while he was in office.

Now, he says members of the government are looking to go to war with Russia and other countries.

Crowd chants for Trump

Mary Miller takes the stage

Miller was invited to the stage by Trump where she said that Illinois has been "betrayed" by Rodney Davis.

She said that Davis voted against Trump in 2016 and is a "RINO" who is involved in the January 6 "witch hunt."

'A truly wonderful person'

Trump gave a glittering endorsement of Mary Miller as she runs for office against incumbent Rodney Davis.

He said she comes from a "beautiful" farming family, and she is "a truly wonderful person."

'Envy of the world'

Trump recounted battling with the Mueller investigation while leading the US.

Despite this, he said the American economy was "the envy of the world" due to his office's accomplishments.