The Resch Center was packed Wednesday evening (October 30th) as former President Donald Trump and Green Bay Packer Hall of Famer Brett Favre made a campaign stop in Green Bay.
The security detail, which flew in from Las Vegas, told Seehafer News that some of those in attendance had camped out overnight to be in the front of the line, while others started lining up as early as 4:00 a.m.
The event started with Brian Schimming, Chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, hyping up the crowd for the main event and encouraging the crowd to get everyone to vote.
“Our job here…is to go out and encourage people to vote,” he said. “If I do my job and you do your job…next Tuesday night, Kamala Harris will be out of a job.”
The Republican nominees in the 8th Congressional District, Tony Weed, and in the Senate race, Eric Hovde also spoke, along with Senator Ron Johnson, who all called this election highly consequential.
Then, to roaring applause, Brett Favre hit the stage, noting how it is the youth who will be most directly affected by the results of the November 5th vote.
“I have three grandsons. The oldest, Parker…is here tonight,” he said. “I bring up Parker, because young kids, grandkids, our own kids, nephews, nieces, are the ones that are going to be affected directly.”
Trump took the stage wearing an orange safety vest, a response to President Joe Biden calling Trump supporters “garbage”.
Trump thanked Brett Favre for his support while calling him the best to ever do it.
“There was nobody like him. I watched him throw those 500-yard games like it was nothing,” he joked. “Thank you, Brett, what a great honor.”
The former president spent a good amount of time talking about the border, specifically illegal immigrants who are bringing drugs into the country and killing American citizens.
“To expedite the removal of Tren de Argagua and other savage gangs, I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798,” he promised before also saying, “I am hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer.”
Also in attendance were many Republican representatives in federal and Wisconsin government, and Green Bay Packer Running Back, A.J. Dillon, who got a standing ovation when Trump pointed him out.
