Story highlights White House aides took a hands-off approach to Saturday's event

Trump's presidential campaign was defined by raucous events

Melbourne, Florida (CNN) President Donald Trump, after a month of arduous and, at times, turbulent governing, got what he came for Saturday during a dusk rally here: Campaign-level adulation.

Trump, who just months ago finished campaigning for the office he now holds, was both selling what his administration has done in its first 30 days and trying to change the subject after a chaotic month. The President was forced to fire his national security adviser, struggled to roll out his travel ban and strained to explain a growing story about how members of his 2016 campaign made repeated contact with Russian individuals known to US intelligence.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand together during a campaign rally on February 18, 2017 in Melbourne, Florida.

Trump, clearly ready for some relief from the confines of Washington and the limitations of the house he ran to occupy, reverted back to his campaign habits, basking in what energized him for months during the slog of his race against Hillary Clinton.

At one point, Trump invited Gene Huber -- a supporter who said he arrived at the venue at 4 a.m. ET to be the first in line for the event -- up to the stage. The man was briefly stopped by the Secret Service before the President urged agents to let him come up and address the audience.

"I wouldn't say Secret Service was thrilled with that ... but we know our people," Trump said.

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