the crime of the century and our country is being destroyed by people who perhaps have no right to destroy it. >> reporter: guys, that's not true but that doesn't mean there weren't at least some people in the audience ready and willing to believe it. as the former president got on stage, i saw one person in the back of the room holding a flag with the date of the november 2020 election and the insignia on it saying trump won. voters said they wanted to hear about the 2020 election but also from the former president about his plans for the future. and in this speech he did begin to term his attention to the mid-term election, specifically here for the '2022 senate race. his daughter, laura trump said she would forego a run here and endorsed republican congressman ted bud. another man running for the election was form are governor