PHOENIX (CN) - President Donald Trump spoke at a Turning Point USA Rally Friday, visiting Phoenix for the first time since the memorial service of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk. 

In a 40-minute speech, Trump boasted that he has ended 10 wars in the first year of his term, celebrating the recent deal between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

"This will be a great and brilliant day for the world," the 45th and 47th president told the crowd of nearly 5,000 at the Dream City Church in north Phoenix. "Understand, they will never have a nuclear weapon."

He also shared that he helped broker a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been in fierce battle with the Iran-backed militant group along the countries' shared border. 

"We will make Lebanon great again," the president declared. 

His claims regarding the eight other wars he has ended remain dubious. 

Outside the event, one loyal Trump supporter said she's grateful to the president for securing U.S. power and influence in the Middle East. 

"I'm a total believer in America first, make America great again, and the safety of the entire world, preventing total nuclear annihilation," Jennifer Clack said. "I think it's a positive move. The things that he's doing for our country to make sure that we're energy superior, that we are for the people of America first, I have no qualms with anything that he's doing. 

Clack said the issue she's most concerned about in Arizona is ensuring everyone has the right to vote and securing the safety and integrity of elections. 

Turning Point hosted Trump and five of Arizona's six Republican Congressmen, campaigning for the upcoming midterms in November. Many of them repeated false, debunked claims of widespread election fraud. 

"We need to show up in the mid-term and fortify the red wall for the next decade," said Erika Kirk, wife of the deceased founder and new CEO of Turning Point USA. "The mission is too important. This country is worth fighting for and he is not alone in this fight."

The rally is part of Turning Point's "Build the Red Wall" effort, which aims to strengthen Republican support in the swing states of Arizona, Nevada and New Hampshire.

In Arizona, Senate President Warren Petersen is challenging Democrat Kris Mayes for attorney general. Republican state Representative Alex Kolodin is running against Adrian Fontes for secretary of state, and Republican Congressman Andy Biggs is giving up his House seat to challenge Arizona's Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs.

"We have perhaps the worst governor in America in Katie Hobbs," Biggs told the crowd, who responded with loud boos for the Democratic governor. "Arizona can't trust Katie Hobbs. You cannot afford Katie Hobbs. We cannot and must not elect Katie Hobbs."

Biggs is running in the Republican primary against fellow Republican Congressman David Schweikert, notably the only Arizona Republican Congressman not invited to the rally on Friday.

"I'm so honored to have the endorsement of my friend, the martyred Charlie Kirk," Biggs said

Hundreds of supporters lined up outside Dream City Church as early as 8 a.m. to hear Trump speak. Some arrived Thursday night and slept in their cars.

Most supporters wore red, white and blue, though some wore more elaborate outfits. One man wore a white jacket with gold tassels and buttons resembling a prince's uniform. Another wore a Revolutionary War-style outfit and tricorne hat. A frequent attendee at Trump's Arizona events wore his signature three-piece suit patterned like a red brick wall.

One supporter said he backs Trump but hopes he softens his recent rhetoric.

Trump recently criticized Pope Leo XIV as "weak on crime." The same day, he shared an AI-generated image on social media depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing a sick person.

"I hope today he turns the corner a little bit with the messaging," Ben Montgomery said outside the megachurch. "I still support him, but I know a lot of people were hurt by what he said."

Montgomery said his biggest concern in Arizona is protecting school choice vouchers, an Arizona program that gives parents public funding to send their kids to private, charter or at-home schooling, which has yielded more than $10 million in fraud. 

In his speech, Trump hinted that the federal government will soon release documents related to UFOs.

"We have found many very interesting documents and the first releases will be releasing very very soon," he said. 

Source: Courthouse News Service