Rep. Biggs Joins ‘Latter Day Saints For Trump’ Call With Over 100k Listeners
By Matthew Holloway |
President Donald Trump’s campaign team launched the “Latter-Day Saints for Trump” on October 8th. Five days later, they held a groundbreaking zoom call, or “virtual fireside,” that saw over 100,000 attendees register. Joined by prominent conservative Mormon figures such as TheBlaze founder Glenn Beck, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), and Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT), along with Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, the fireside chat with Trump lasted nearly two hours and was hosted by Queen Creek Town Councilman Travis Padilla.
As reported by Deseret News, the coalition, though not officially endorsed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, has brought together prominent leaders in the faith from Arizona, Idaho and Utah seeking “to uphold cherished principles of faith, family and religious liberty.”
A press release stated, “President Trump’s administration demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting religious freedoms, allowing faith-based organizations to practice their beliefs freely. This coalition aligns with the belief that religious liberty remains a cornerstone of American life and that families are central to our nation’s strength and moral foundation.”
Approximately forty-two minutes into the program, Trump was welcomed to the Zoom call in audio-only format while departing Arizona aboard Trump Force One, following whirlwind campaign rallies in Coachella, California, and Prescott Valley which caused some distortion in the audio and brief moments of signal loss.
Despite the technical challenges, Trump addressed the 100,000+ attendees for approximately eleven minutes. He opened his remarks with praise for the Latter-Day Saints community and for Congressman Biggs, citing the commonalities held between the 45th President and the Utah-based faith. “…You have the values that we have and those are the values that we want to keep And, you know, we discussed this at great length and with many others also, the Constitution is hanging by a thread, literally hanging by a thread. We cannot let that go on.”
“The family is really the foundation of a prosperous and good society, and that’s what we want There’s just so many things that we all agree to, but I want to just say hello to the many incredible members of the Latter-Day Saints community and thank you for allowing me even to speak today, and your prayers and your support have been incredible. We’ve had tremendous relationships over the years. We’ve done a lot of great work together.”
In the course of his remarks, Trump noted that, despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ aspersions that he is “running against Democracy,” he believes “the biggest threat to democracy is a lack of confidence.” He criticized the Democratic party for taking the incumbent President “out of the race in really what was a coup,” following a poor debate performance that found Trump “up by many, many points against Biden.”
Addressing the Latter-Day Saints community in particular, he told listeners, “We really have to stay united around those beliefs who believe that faith in God, that our Judaic Christian values are essential to a healthy American society. Good family, we believe in parental rights. We believe, in fact, that religious freedom is the foundation of all freedom. It is the absolute foundation of all freedom. And that we believe it is fair and equal justice under the Constitutional rule of law.”
Turning to his opponent, Trump warned, “She is not a competent person. She is not a person of faith. And she’ll do everything she can to hurt Mormons and to hurt everybody else.”
In a post to X on Monday morning, Trump continued his commentary on Harris’ competency writing, “I believe it is very important that Kamala Harris pass a test on Cognitive Stamina and Agility. Her actions have led many to believe that there could be something very wrong with her. Even 60 Minutes and CBS, in order to protect Lyin’ Kamala, illegally and unscrupulously replaced an answer she had given, which was totally ‘bonkers,’ with another answer that had nothing to do with the question asked. Also, she is slow and lethargic in answering even the easiest of questions. We just went through almost four years of that, we shouldn’t have to do it again!”
A recording of the call can be viewed here.
According to Deseret, other members of the coalition who were not on the call included: Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT); Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes; Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador; the “Diesel Brothers,” David Sparks and David Kiley; Kelly Barnett and Darin Hoover, the Utah Gold Star parents of USMC Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover; Tina Descovich, co-founder of Moms for Liberty; Doug Quezada, executive vice president of Omnis Energy; Kimberly Fletcher, president and founder of Moms for America; Utah State Rep. Karianne Lisonbee; Utah State Rep. Kera Birkeland; Utah Rep. Melissa Garff Ballard; and former U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT).
Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com.