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Donald Trump touts jobs he'll create at Panama City rally

 
Mary Lambright, left, and Mercedes Barker of Panama City Beach take a selfie before the Donald Trump rally on Tuesday at the Pier Park Amphitheater. [Getty Images]
Mary Lambright, left, and Mercedes Barker of Panama City Beach take a selfie before the Donald Trump rally on Tuesday at the Pier Park Amphitheater. [Getty Images]
Published Oct. 12, 2016

PANAMA CITY — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took the stage Tuesday evening to thunderous applause.

"It's great to be in Florida," Trump said. "There is no place like being at a Trump rally."

Speaking to the crowd after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Trump told supporters, "In 28 days we are going to win Florida and we are going to win back the White House."

He said that there was a crowd of 11,200 at the Pier Park Amphitheater and there were more than 10,000 people waiting outside.

Trump criticized Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton regarding the documents WikiLeaks released with emails hacked from her campaign staffers.

He said the documents show just how much is at stake in this election.

"The election of Hillary Clinton would lead to the destruction of our country," Trump told the crowd. "She's as crooked as a $3 bill."

Trump criticized the media and said they favor Clinton.

"The best thing she's got going, in my opinion, the only thing she's got going, is the rigged media," he said. "The media is simply an extension of Hillary Clinton's campaign. It's just one more way the system is rigged."

Trump specifically expressed his displeasure with how he has been treated by the Washington Post and the New York Times.

Despite his issues with the media, Trump still expressed confidence that he would win the presidency.

"I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created, believe me," Trump said. "The years of all-talk, no-action politicians like her will end."

He stressed the number of jobs he has created in Florida and said that Clinton only visits Florida when she is trying to earn votes.

"The polls are pretty even in Florida," he told supporters. "Don't let me down."

Earlier Tuesday, Trump stepped up his fierce attacks on his own party leaders, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and to fight for the presidency "the way I want to."

"I'm just tired of non-support" from leaders of the party he represents on the presidential ticket, Trump said Tuesday evening on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor. He saved special ire for House Speaker Paul Ryan, who told Republicans Monday he'll no longer campaign for Trump with four weeks to go before Election Day.

"I don't want his support, I don't care about his support," Trump said.

In another series of tweets, Trump called Ryan "weak and ineffective," Sen. John McCain "very foul-mouthed" and "disloyal" Republicans "far more difficult than Crooked Hillary."

"They come at you from all sides," Trump declared. "They don't know how to win — I will teach them!"