Trump calls for revenge against Biden after declaring himself a martyr to a corrupt system

Donald Trump He wants to cash in on his legal problems. After walking through a courthouse in Miami, where a judge read him the criminal charges against him for improper handling of classified information, the former president and front-runner harangued guests at a fundraiser for your campaign. During his speech, the millionaire tried to return to the narrative that presents him as the victim of a prosecution orchestrated by his political enemies.

“I have every right to have those documents,” Trump defended himself in front of guests at the event. In attendance were pillow magnate and known conspirator Mike Lindell, Rudy Giuliani’s son, and various Republican officials, including Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and New York State Party Committee Chairman (and Richard Nixon’s son-in-law) Ed Cox, among others. In short, a crowd composed of establishment of the MAGA movement (“Make America Great Again”, the slogan of Trump’s first campaign).

The businessman also lashed out at Biden in an example of a disinformation tactic known as what about that (and what about…). It presents a false equivalence in order to reduce the negative connotations of the fact. “I will appoint a special prosecutor to go after the most corrupt president in US history, Joe Biden”said Trump, ignoring that the record of impeachment of the President of the USA is kept by himself.

Trump’s strategy for the Republican primaries seems to cast himself as a martyr to the conservative cause. “If the communists get away with this, they won’t stop with me. They will not hesitate to step up their persecution of Christians, pro-life activists, parents who attend school board meetings, and even future Republican candidates,” Trump defended himself from a stage designed to resemble the White House.

Doubts about institutions

The problem is that Trump’s claims, being false, cast doubt on the institutional architecture of the United States, rather than condemning the electoral competition forged by his rivals. Their legal problems stem from their own actions and ultimately respond to the need for accountability that falls on public officials in a democracy.

In March, Trump, who He leads in the Republican primaries, he received important economic and electoral income from his previous imputation. Thus, the former president’s campaign collected 12 million dollars in a few weeks, and Trump skyrocketed in the polls. Last week, when the millionaire announced that he had been notified that he would be indicted a second time, the first thing his team did was launch a new fundraising campaign.