On Saturday, former President Trump criticized Arizona Governor. Doug Ducey speaking at a Phoenix rally.Trump gave high praise to Arizona conservatives for backing an audit of the Maricopa County elections results.President Biden was the first Democrat to win Arizona's election votes in 24 years, in 2020.Subscribe to the 10 Things in Politics Daily Newsletter.10 Things in Politics: Keep up to date with the most recent political and economic news. Loading Something is loading. Click Sign up to receive marketing emails and other offers from Insider.Former President Donald Trump on Saturday praised the Republican-controlled state Senate for its ongoing audit of the 2020 election results while saving plenty of time to berate GOP Gov. Doug Ducey.Trump thanked the "Rally to Protect Our Elections” in Phoenix for allowing the partisan audit to proceed. The audit is currently examining results in Maricopa County which is the most populous in the state.Trump thanked Karen Fann, Republican State Senator President, and Kelli Ward, Arizona Republican Party Chairperson for supporting his efforts to review President Joe Biden’s 10,457-vote win statewide.The former president called Ward a "fighter", a term he used to describe a former state senator who unsuccessfully ran for the US Senate in 2016-18. Trump was not impressed by Ducey's two-term governorship that certified Biden’s win in Arizona last January.Continue reading: Where are Trump's White House staff currently? To show the places they all went, we created a searchable database with more than 327 top employees.Ward was described by Trump as "Republican Party chairwoman someone that has tremendous courage." She's a fighter and fights your governor who doesn't do a damn."I called Kelli recently to ask her why she wouldn't want an audit. We know that it won't happen, but maybe everything will be right. ... He always wanted to be in front row when I was at rallies. "Sir, could your name be mentioned please?""He wasn’t very popular...," said the former president. I would introduce him, but I didn't get much applause... I kept repeating, "This guy isn't very popular." You know what? "He's not popular with us either."Trump's proclamation was cheered by rallygoers.Former president also dismissed Ducey's support in the possible 2022 US Senate race.He said to the crowd, "He's no getting my endorsement. I can tell him."Ducey stated last month that he was looking forward to the Maricopa audit results, but that he was confident that Arizona would remain the same.He stated that he stands behind what he did. "I know there are people who want to do this audit. "I look forward to the results."Biden was the first Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton 1996 to win the state's electoral vote in 2020. Biden also won Maricopa last year when he won the state. His margin was 50% to 48%.Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is a Democratic candidate for the 2022 Democratic governorship. She has repeatedly criticised the audit process. On Friday, she said that Trump should "accept" his loss and "move forward."She stated that "the bottom line is that Arizonians have had enough of being led and manipulated by conspiracy theorists." "They don’t support the fake audit, and they’re ready to have leaders who will put aside partisan games and address real issues."
