Donald Trump used a Sunday morning speech at a rightwing convention in Phoenix, Arizona, as a victory lap, doubling down on the idea that his clear though relatively narrow victory was in fact a landslide – and impressing upon his base the idea that he enjoys an overwhelming mandate.
“Our movement not only won a mandate,” said Trump, who won the popular vote in November’s election by about half a percentage point while clinching the electoral college 312-226. “We’ve built majorities all over the place that will define our country’s future.”
He was addressing a crowd of supporters that had gathered for AmericaFest, an annual convention hosted by the organization Turning Point USA, the political group that mobilized ahead of the 2024 election to turn out swing state voters for Trump and win him control of both congressional chambers at the start of his second presidency in January.
