--- title: Trump’s 2017 Phoenix, Arizona Rally Full Speech Transcript description: President Trump lambasted his critics in a speech at a rally in Phoenix, as protesters gathered outside. Read the full transcript canonical: https://time.com/4912055/donald-trump-phoenix-arizona-transcript/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-23T13:30:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:07:24.061Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Ranted For 77 Minutes in Phoenix. 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Here’s What He Said by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 23, 2017 1:30 PM UTC  President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally on Aug. 22, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally on Aug. 22, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona.Ralph Freso/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 23, 2017 1:30 PM UTC President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4911909/donald-trump-phoenix-rally/?xid=homepage) on Tuesday lambasted his critics in a 77-minute speech at a rally in Phoenix, as [protesters gathered outside](http://time.com/4911863/donald-trump-phoenix-rally-protest/). He attacked Arizona’s two Republican senators, though he didn’t directly name either of them, and fired back at the [widespread criticism](http://time.com/4902439/donald-trump-charlottesville-republicans-react/) of his [remarks](http://time.com/4902144/donald-trump-charlottesville-blame-both-sides-kkk-nazi/?xid=homepage) on the clashes in Charlottesville, Va. Trump also hinted that he plans to pardon [former Sheriff Joe Arpaio](http://time.com/4912056/president-donald-trump-sheriff-joe-arpaio/) and threatened to shut down the government over funding for a Mexican border wall. Trump tweeted about the rally Wednesday morning, calling the crowd “amazing.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/900346953120141312) Read his full remarks from the Phoenix rally below: --- > “” --- Trump’s 2017 Phoenix, Arizona Rally Full Speech Transcript ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4912055/donald-trump-phoenix-arizona-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4912055/donald-trump-phoenix-arizona-transcript/"},"headline":"President Trump Ranted For 77 Minutes in Phoenix. 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