Trump hosts first rally in Minneapolis since impeachment inquiry began - Business Insider

President Donald Trump hosted his first rally since the start of the impeachment inquiry in Minneapolis on Thursday, spending a sizable portion of the nearly two-hour rally diminishing the inquiry and attacking political opponents.The president's son, Eric Trump, opened the event, rallying a cry of “Lock him up,” in reference to Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. Pence also reiterated the president's promise to “drain the swamp.”He subsequently spent the rest of his speech by lashing out at political opponents, insulting the media, and admitting that he wants someone to call him “Donald” instead of “Mr. President.”Here are 8 of the wildest moments during Trump's longest campaign rally to date.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.It was quite a night. President Donald Trump hosted his first rally since the start of the impeachment inquiry in Minneapolis on Thursday. He spent a sizable portion of the nearly two-hour rally attacking political opponents including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.The president's son, Eric Trump, opened the event, with a rallying a cry of “Lock him up,” in reference to Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, an homage to chants against former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Eric Trump continued after the chant to say that he doesn't want to lock up Biden, instead “we're just gonna beat the hell out of all of them,” referring to the Democratic candidate pool in the 2020 election.Outside the arena, anti-Trump protesters also adopted the “Lock him up” chant, in reference to Trump's impeachment inquiry.—bengarvin (@bengarvin) October 10, 2019 After Eric Trump spoke, Mike Pence took to the stage to comment on the last three years of the Trump-Pence administration — calling it “three years of action — as well as discussing health care for veterans. Pence also made a reference to ”drain the swamp,“ which was also repeatedly used by the president.Read more: 21 of the most creative signs die-hard supporters have brought to Trump ralliesTrump began his portion of the rally by claiming that he had set a ”record“ attendance, a common refrain at many of his rallies. He spent the rest of his one hour and 40-minute speech lashing out at political opponents, insulting the media, and admitting that he yearns for someone to call him ”Donald“ instead of ”Mr. President.“ (The crowd obliged him with a chant of ”Donald, in response.) Here are ten of the wildest moments of Trump's first post-impeachment inquiry rally: