Trump set to deliver first rally speech since decisive election victory: ‘biggest conservative movement’

President-elect Trump is set to take the stage in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday to deliver his first rally-style speech since his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last month.

“We are incredibly honored that President Trump will deliver his first rally-style speech since the election at AmFest 2024 in Phoenix,” Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action CEO Charlie Kirk said in a press release. “This was already the largest multi-day event in the movement, and this year will be the largest we’ve ever hosted by far.”

“When I talked to the president, he said he would only do it if we called it a ‘tribute to Arizona,’ so that’s exactly what we’re doing. President Trump knows that the people of Arizona have always been with him , they are loyal to him, and they just delivered him the biggest win of all the swing states, giving him a 5.5% margin of victory.”

Trump is expected to take the stage at the Phoenix Convention Center at 10:30 a.m. local time Sunday as part of Turning Point’s annual AmericaFest — a four-day event billed as part of the “largest conservative movement in the country.”

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Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, on August 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Trump’s speech at the event comes just a day after Congress avoided an extended government shutdown.

The Senate passed a spending freeze bill early Saturday morning — after the midnight deadline had passed and the government briefly shut down — and sent the legislation to President Biden for his signature.

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Last week, lawmakers agreed on a short-term spending bill that included more than 1,500 pages of text. Conservatives and Trump allies, led by billionaire Elon Musk, criticized the original and lengthy legislation as negotiations came to a head last week, taking issue with provisions such as increasing lawmakers’ cost of living.

Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk signs hats during AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024 in Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump urged Republicans to suspend the debt limit as part of their negotiations to avert a government shutdown that has topped $36 trillion. The House drafted a new 116-page bill that included suspending the debt limit for two years until January 2027, roughly $110 billion in disaster relief for Americans affected by hurricanes Milton and Helene, as well as a measure to fund the reconstruction of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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The US Capitol Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony on the west front of the US Capitol on December 3, 2024 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

That bill failed 174 to 235 before House lawmakers negotiated and passed another version.

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The final bill sent to Biden included financial relief for farmers and disaster relief for those affected by recent storms, but it did not include a suspension of the debt ceiling that Trump had requested.

A large sign reads “Give Trump his cabinet” during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

Trump has not spoken publicly since the bill’s passage, although sources told Fox News that the president-elect is not too happy with the bill.

Ahead of Trump’s speech Sunday, conservative lawmakers and allies including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, incoming Trump administration “border czar” Tom Homan, comedian Rob Schenider and Kirk will also take the stage.

A video will be shown during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 20, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

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AmericaFest started on December 19 in Phoenix and will conclude on Sunday after Trump’s speech. The annual event is billed as one that reinvigorates conservative students and voters “all while celebrating the greatest country in the world.”

Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind, Julia Johnson and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.