President Donald Trump will hold a massive Monday evening rally in Houston, Texas, for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Organizers had to change the venue to the 18,000-seat Toyota center after more than 100,000 people requested tickets. Trump will head to Wisconsin (Wednesday) and North Carolina (Friday) for more rallies later in the week. Before heading to Texas, Trump ripped Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), Cruz’s challenger, as an “overrated” candidate. “Beto O’Rourke is highly overrated,” Trump said. “When I first heard about him, I thought he might be a little special. He’s not. I think he got beaten badly in the debates. I think he’s a highly overrated guy.” Trump has also called O’Rourke, the darling of white left-wing Hollywood elites and their media allies who share his sensibilities, a “lightweight.” Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern. Massive crowds inside and outside of the @ToyotaCenter in Houston, Texas. Landing shortly – see everyone soon! #MAGA🇺🇸https://t.co/0pWiwCq4MH pic.twitter.com/tj5S6Z2GY7 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2018 — 9:25 PM: Energetic Trump supporters look so happy leaving the Toyota Center. Many chanting “we love Trump!” Another great campaign rally in Texas for POTUS. President Trump doesn’t give speeches, he talks to the people in their language. — Roger Janowski (@RogerJanowski) October 23, 2018 9:15 PM: Trump says the MAGA movement is the “greatest movement in the history of the country” and electrifies the crowd by talking about Gonzales’s “Come and Take It” slogan. 9:06 PM: Trump praising Bob Lighthizer for working on the USMCA and talks about cracking down on China’s unfair trade policies. Trump guarantees that “drug prices will soon be plunging” and talks about Right to Try legislation. 9:02 PM: Trump asks voters to vote Republican “if you want America to endure as an independent, sovereign nation” and want the economy to continue “booming.” 8:58 PM: “No more chain migration,” Trump says. He says he needs more Republicans to help him pass better immigration laws. “They’re killing and hurting innocent Americans,” he says of Democrats’ immigration plans that allow illegal drugs and MS-13 gangsters into the country. 8:53 PM: “The Democrats have launched an assault on the sovereignty of our country, the security of our nation, and the safety of every single American,” Trump says. “The crisis on our border right now… as we speak… is the sole result of Democrat laws and activists… Democrat judges… that prevent us from returning illegal Americans from Central America and all over the world… it’s called catch and release.” Donald Trump says “there are some very bad people” in the caravan of Central American migrants heading North. He calls it an "assault" on the country. Watch the Trump rally in Texas here, courtesy of @NBCDFW. https://t.co/c5j7ucKZam#txsen #tx2018 pic.twitter.com/WaZMdZzWe5 — Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 23, 2018 8:52 PM: Trump says in places like California, illegals vote anyway. He says there are “so many people voting illegally in this country, it’s a disgrace,” Trump says, pushing Voter ID. He again says Republicans believe protecting public benefits for needy Americans and not illegal aliens. "They wanna be able to vote. The illegals…they vote anyway. They're not supposed to. We've got so many people voting illegally in this country, it's a disgrace," Trump says at a rally in Texas pic.twitter.com/Ex86z2ome6 — TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) October 23, 2018 He accuses Democrats of aiding illegal aliens as they try to “overwhelm” America. 8:50 PM: Trump says Texans can send a message to Democrats (“Don’t mess with Texas”) in November after saying that in America, we worship God and not the government. Love him or hate him, Trump’s rallies are bloody entertaining to watch. Incredibly effective too – this huge Texas crowd is lapping it up. They love him just as much as NY/LA liberals hate him. pic.twitter.com/WCA7UNuUMM — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 23, 2018 8:48 PM: Trump says vote for Republicans if you don’t want to say “Speaker Nancy Pelosi” for the next two years. 8:39 PM: Trump now praising Abbott (“the greatest guy”) after saying nobody has asked him for more money (asking for funds after Hurricane Harvey to build a much-needed dam). He says he won’t rest with the rebuild until everything is “perfecto.” 8:37: Trump talks about how Hurricane Harvey “taunted” Houston. “That was a brutal Hurricane. And you know who was fantastic? The United States Coast Guard.” Trump says. He says they saved 16,000 lives in Texas. Trump asks the crowd to “head out of town” the next time there is a Hurricane and to not take their boats out. Trump on hurricanes hitting Texas: "Have you ever been taunted? It was taunting." — Meghan Keneally (@mkeneally) October 23, 2018 8:36: Trump again saying one of his favorite new slogans: “Democrats produce mobs. Republicans produce jobs.” 8:35: Trump says everybody was talking about how great China was doing and not concerned about how unfairly China was treating the U.S. “We’re not down anymore… we’re way up… way up,” Trump says as the crowd chants “USA! USA!” Protester cuffed and dragged out by police here at Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/tOSC8iejzt — Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) October 23, 2018 8:31 PM: Trump says Texans will make a “giant stand” in November to elect a Republican House after complaining that he can’t call Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” anymore because she has no Indian blood. Trump mocks the “blue wave” and says it’s “dissipating.” He says “history is against us” but the facts (great economic numbers) are with them. Trump insults Democrats who say MS-13 gang members are "people–they're people." Man in crowd behind me yells: "Animals!" — Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) October 23, 2018 8:25 PM: Trump says Cruz’s opponent is a “stone-cold phony named Robert Francis O’Rourke.” Trump says “Beto” wants to convince voters that he is a moderate when he is “radical, open-borders left-winger.” Trump says O’Rourke supports a “socialist takeover of health care” that’ll “triple your taxes” without making anything better. Trump can’t believe O’Rourke got an F-rating from the NRA. Trump says an F means “he wants to take away your guns.” Donald Trump on @BetoORourke: "Ted’s opponent in this race is a stone-cold phony named Robert Francis O’Rourke." Watch the Trump rally in Texas here, courtesy of @NBCDFW. https://t.co/c5j7ucKZam#txsen #tx2018 pic.twitter.com/0iXIn8uP0z — Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 23, 2018 “I heard @tedcruz say that Beto O’Rourke got an F from the @NRA – you know what an F means? He wants to take away your guns.” -Pres. Trump #2a #cruzcrew — Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) October 23, 2018 Trump says O’Rourke voted to shield MS-13 members from deportation and sanctuary cities that “result in the death of countless Americans.” Trump says today’s Democrats would rather protect “criminal aliens than Americans” and that’s why “we need more Republicans.” Trump says a vote for Democrats is a vote to “surrender” Congress to Schumer, Pelosi, and Maxine Waters. “She’s going to be in charge of your finances,” Trump says of Waters. “Good ol’ Maxine. Low-IQ individual.” 8:24: After saying voters cannot take the risk and vote dangerous Democrats into office, Trump again says this election will be about “Kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order, and common sense.” For President Trump’s rally tonight, 100,000 people turned out. For Barack Obama’s rally tonight almost 2000 turned out. That gives you a good idea of where the momentum is in this election. — MARK SIMONE (@MarkSimoneNY) October 22, 2018 8:23 PM: “Of course I’m unpopular with foreign nations because we’re not letting them rip us off anymore,” Trump says, mocking media reports about his low approval rating with foreign nations that Trump says were spread to purportedly make him look bad. Trump implies the joke is on the media. Trump absolutely en fuego with his America-first agenda and he mocks the media for not reporting on new polls that showed him with his highest approval ratings of his presidency. Mocks the media for not reporting on polls that they paid for. 8:20 PM: Trump says a globalist is a person who wants the globe to do well but not America. “You know what I am? I’m a nationalist,” Trump says proudly! “Use that word!” He says electing Democrats will empower more globalists.<doc-sep>HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The "Making America Great Again" rally planned for today at the Toyota Center will come with a tailgate.President Trump's campaign announced plans for the tailgate to complement the main rally inside in response to receiving more than 100,000 requests for tickets to the event online.The campaign said the tailgate will take place in the afternoon leading up to the rally that's starting at 6:30 p.m. Live music, food trucks and appearances by campaign spokespeople are planned. In addition, people will be able to view the president's speech on big screens outside.It's not known exactly where around the Toyota Center the tailgate will take place.Late last week, Trump's camp announced they were moving the rally from its originally announced NRG Arena.According to Trump's campaign, this is the sixth rally that the president has held in Texas and the second in the Houston area since he first began his race for president in June 2015.Ticket requests were being taken at the Trump campaign website.People can only register for up to two tickets. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.<doc-sep>Originally scheduled to be held at the NRG Arena on the NRG Park grounds, President Donald J. Trump's planned Oct. 22 rally for Senator Ted Cruz has been moved to the larger Toyota Center in downtown Houston. Trump had taken some heat from critics for previously promising that the event would be held at the "biggest stadium in Texas we can find" and instead settled for a smallish arena with a capacity of 8,000.<doc-sep>
President Donald Trump will be in Houston, TX tonight to rally on behalf of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) ahead of the midterm elections. The speech is expected to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. Trump is hoping to give Cruz a boost in his election race against Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX). But with the president’s freewheeling style and history with Cruz, there’s no telling what could happen. Trump spoke to White House reporters earlier today and insisted that he and Cruz are on good terms despite the bruising contest the two ran against each other in 2016. Trump said that he calls Cruz “Beautiful Ted” now – a departure from his old “Lyin’ Ted” insult – though he isn’t taking back any of the other harsh attacks he used in the race for the White House. Most notably, Trump said he doesn’t regret his groundless claim that Cruz’s father was somehow involved in the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy. Since Trump has been heating up his border security and immigration rhetoric in the last few days, it’s possible he’ll use tonight’s speech to rail against the migrant caravan approaching the U.S. Southern border. Trump is once again blaming Democrats over the current state of immigration law, but today, he’s drawn more attention from the media over his claim that “unknown Middle Easterners” are mixing in with the caravan. Trump has not presented any evidence for his assertion, which is currently being scrutinized among critics and political observers. Watch above, via CBSN. [Image via Getty] — — >> Follow Ken Meyer (@KenMeyer91) on Twitter Have a tip we should know? [email protected]