Democrats, he said, had embarked on a mission to tear down existing American traditions and institutions, no matter what the cost. “We’re not going to take moral lectures from the same left-wing ideologues who oppose school choice, who support deadly sanctuary cities, who want to defund our police – defund and abolish our police,” he said. “Think of it: Defund and abolish is now their theme.
This is a choice of two futures: the left’s vision of disunity and discord or our vision of equal opportunity and equal justice
The destruction of American monuments and statues, Trump argued, was a signal to how they fundamentally wanted to change everything about the country. “They’re tearing down statues, desecrating monuments, and purging dissenters,” he said. “It’s not the behavior of a peaceful political movement; it’s the behavior of totalitarians and tyrants and people that don’t love our country.”
“As everyone knows, they’re using their enormous power to silence conservative voices,” he said. “You know that. It’s not even close. I don’t even think they’re hiding it anymore.”
“It’s the same spirit that compels each of you to stand strong against the dull, mindless, soul-crushing conformity mandated by far-left pundits, professors, and liberal politicians,” he said. “They’re taking our country in the wrong direction.”
We will never cave to the left-wing and the left-wing intolerance. We will never surrender to mob violence, and we will uphold American freedom, equality, and justice for every citizen of every background,” Trump said as the crowd cheered.
Anyone who dissents from their orthodoxy must be punished, canceled, or banished,” he said.
Trump also warned about mail-in voting fraud, fueled by Democrats changing the rules in the middle of an election year, without testing the process. “This will be, in my opinion, the most corrupt election in the history of our country,” he said.
“If ever he became President, this country would be a mess. They would rip down everything … He wouldn’t call the shots, he would have nothing to do with it,” Trump said, noting the left would only “lock him in the Oval Office” so they could do as they pleased.