'Wish it was a little closer': Trump arrives late to rally and decries long Montana drives

Former President Donald Trump arrived late to his rally in Montana and began the event by jabbing the "big" and "beautiful" state's hours-long drives.

Trump, who was supposed to speak around 8 p.m. local time on Friday, was forced to make an emergency landing in Billings and didn't begin speaking until closer to 9:30 p.m.

He began his speech thanking MAGA supporters for a "big crowd" and then proceeded to tell rally-goers he knows Montana better than they do.

"Hello Montana I've been traveling all over," he began. "I'll tell you, I know Montana better than you know Montana. I was all over your state today."

Trump added: "Everything was two hours! 'When are we going to be there?' 'Two hours, sir. Two hours.'"

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The MAGA leader then turned his attention to Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is trying to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.

"I gotta like Tim Sheehy a lot to be here. You better win!" he exclaimed.

Trump then praised the "big" and "beautiful state" — but couldn't help but complain more about the lengthy amount of time it takes to drive from one city to the next.

"I said, 'When are we going to be there?' 'Approximately 2 1/2 hours sir.' I said, 'Oh, great,'" Trump joked.

Trump returned to the dig as a rally-goer received medical attention.

"Friday evening in Montana. I think my next drive will be three, four hours. I wish it was a little closer, but that's ok," he said.

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