Ohio: Former US President Donald Trump Reiterated his baseless election grievances on Saturday and painted a dystopian picture of a country under Democratic control in his first campaign-style rally since leaving the country white House.
His mission was, in part, to seek revenge on one of the Republicans who voted for his historic second impeachment.
Trump’s event at Ohio’s Lorraine County Fairgrounds, not far from Cleveland, was organized to support former White House aide Max Miller, who is challenging Republican Representative Anthony Gonzalez for his congressional seat. Gonzalez was one of 10 GOP House members who voted to impeach Trump for his role in instigating the deadly January 6 uprising at the Capitol building.
Trump wants them to pay.
In his remarks, Trump revisited some of the false claims the president was familiar with in his futile challenges. Joe Bidenelectoral victory. “The election ended on the evening of November 3 and then suddenly everything started shutting down,” he said of election night. “We won a big win, they did something that should never have been allowed.”
In fact, Trump was describing a legitimate vote-counting process Biden led as night, as results were revealed in Democratic-leaning cities and mail-in ballots in key states. Trump administration election officials and top election officials in Republican-led states confirmed the legitimacy of the election results.
In another echo of the past, the crowd chanted “stop him” at the mention of Hillary Clinton, he defeated the Democrats in 2016.
Traffic was backed into the city from the fairground, where the lawns of pro-Trump residents were dotted. On street corners, vendors sold “Trump 2024” flags and other merchandise when supporters arrived.
The rally, held five months after Trump left office under a cloud of violence, marks the beginning of a new, more public phase of his presidency. After spending most of his time behind closed doors building political operation And furious about the last election, Trump is planning a flurry of public appearances in the coming weeks. He will hold an unattached rally for a midterm candidate in Florida at the end of the fourth week and will travel to the southern border in the coming week to protest President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
The rally came even as Trump faced an immediate legal crisis. Manhattan prosecutors informed her company on Thursday that she may soon face criminal charges stemming from an extensive investigation into the former president’s business deals.
The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that charges could be filed against the Trump Organization within a few days. Trump described the investigation as nothing more than a “witch hunt” aimed at politically damaging.
Although Trump remains a deeply polarizing figure, he remains hugely popular with the Republican base, and candidates in their homes in Florida and New Jersey are seeking his support as he tries to establish himself as the kingmaker of his party. have tried.
Trump has said he is committed to helping the Republican Party regain control of Congress in next year’s midterm election. But his efforts to support and recruit him put him at odds with other Republican leaders seeking to challenge incumbent Republicans who are trying to unify the party after a brutal year in which he Lost control of the White House and failed to gain control of any chambers of Congress.
So far, nine of the 10 House Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment have challenged the primary. And Trump has offered to endorse anyone who moves to challenge the remaining candidate, Representative John Katko of New York, syracuse.com reported.
“We are giving tremendous support,” Trump claimed Friday morning as he called into the conservative Newsmax channel and explained his support argument.
“The fake Republican, whoever voted for impeachment, doesn’t get it,” he said. “But there weren’t too many of them. And I think most of them, if not all, are being primary right now, so that’s good. I’ll help his opponent.”
Gonzalez, a former college and professional football player, stands with his impeachment vote to face sharp criticism from the conservative wing of his party, including his condemnation by the Ohio Republican Party.
At the same time, Trump continues to focus on his ongoing efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election, which he insists won, even as top election officials, his own attorney general and several judges have said that there is no evidence of mass. Alleged voter fraud.
And he has publicly entertained the idea that he could somehow be reinstated in office, even though no legal or constitutional basis exists for doing so.
At the same time, he continues to tease the possibility that he will be in the running for a return to the White House in 2024. Allies say Trump, who was banned from Twitter and Facebook after January 6, will make a decision next fall in the mid-term. .
Trump’s rallies have played a significant role in his politics since the start of his 2016 campaign. The former reality star energizes by performing in front of her audience and often tests out new material and talking points to see how they resonate with the crowd. His political operation also uses events to collect important voter contact information from attendees and as fundraising tools.
And they have spawned a group of hardcore fans who have traveled the country, attending dozens of rallies, often camping overnight to light up key spots. Some of them began to line up outside the venue early in the week as supporters regrouped for the event.
Others were attending their first rallies, feeling compelled to step out after the election.
“We miss her,” said Chris Laskowski, 55, who lives in Medina, Ohio, and was attending her first rally with her husband, James. “I think they robbed him of the election and he’s still our president,” she said.
She was not alone.
“He’ll be back in August,” predicted Peggy Johnson, 60, who had traveled from Michigan for what she said was her seventh Trump rally. “He’s actually the president now.”
His mission was, in part, to seek revenge on one of the Republicans who voted for his historic second impeachment.
Trump’s event at Ohio’s Lorraine County Fairgrounds, not far from Cleveland, was organized to support former White House aide Max Miller, who is challenging Republican Representative Anthony Gonzalez for his congressional seat. Gonzalez was one of 10 GOP House members who voted to impeach Trump for his role in instigating the deadly January 6 uprising at the Capitol building.
Trump wants them to pay.
In his remarks, Trump revisited some of the false claims the president was familiar with in his futile challenges. Joe Bidenelectoral victory. “The election ended on the evening of November 3 and then suddenly everything started shutting down,” he said of election night. “We won a big win, they did something that should never have been allowed.”
In fact, Trump was describing a legitimate vote-counting process Biden led as night, as results were revealed in Democratic-leaning cities and mail-in ballots in key states. Trump administration election officials and top election officials in Republican-led states confirmed the legitimacy of the election results.
In another echo of the past, the crowd chanted “stop him” at the mention of Hillary Clinton, he defeated the Democrats in 2016.
Traffic was backed into the city from the fairground, where the lawns of pro-Trump residents were dotted. On street corners, vendors sold “Trump 2024” flags and other merchandise when supporters arrived.
The rally, held five months after Trump left office under a cloud of violence, marks the beginning of a new, more public phase of his presidency. After spending most of his time behind closed doors building political operation And furious about the last election, Trump is planning a flurry of public appearances in the coming weeks. He will hold an unattached rally for a midterm candidate in Florida at the end of the fourth week and will travel to the southern border in the coming week to protest President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.
The rally came even as Trump faced an immediate legal crisis. Manhattan prosecutors informed her company on Thursday that she may soon face criminal charges stemming from an extensive investigation into the former president’s business deals.
The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that charges could be filed against the Trump Organization within a few days. Trump described the investigation as nothing more than a “witch hunt” aimed at politically damaging.
Although Trump remains a deeply polarizing figure, he remains hugely popular with the Republican base, and candidates in their homes in Florida and New Jersey are seeking his support as he tries to establish himself as the kingmaker of his party. have tried.
Trump has said he is committed to helping the Republican Party regain control of Congress in next year’s midterm election. But his efforts to support and recruit him put him at odds with other Republican leaders seeking to challenge incumbent Republicans who are trying to unify the party after a brutal year in which he Lost control of the White House and failed to gain control of any chambers of Congress.
So far, nine of the 10 House Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment have challenged the primary. And Trump has offered to endorse anyone who moves to challenge the remaining candidate, Representative John Katko of New York, syracuse.com reported.
“We are giving tremendous support,” Trump claimed Friday morning as he called into the conservative Newsmax channel and explained his support argument.
“The fake Republican, whoever voted for impeachment, doesn’t get it,” he said. “But there weren’t too many of them. And I think most of them, if not all, are being primary right now, so that’s good. I’ll help his opponent.”
Gonzalez, a former college and professional football player, stands with his impeachment vote to face sharp criticism from the conservative wing of his party, including his condemnation by the Ohio Republican Party.
At the same time, Trump continues to focus on his ongoing efforts to reverse the results of the 2020 election, which he insists won, even as top election officials, his own attorney general and several judges have said that there is no evidence of mass. Alleged voter fraud.
And he has publicly entertained the idea that he could somehow be reinstated in office, even though no legal or constitutional basis exists for doing so.
At the same time, he continues to tease the possibility that he will be in the running for a return to the White House in 2024. Allies say Trump, who was banned from Twitter and Facebook after January 6, will make a decision next fall in the mid-term. .
Trump’s rallies have played a significant role in his politics since the start of his 2016 campaign. The former reality star energizes by performing in front of her audience and often tests out new material and talking points to see how they resonate with the crowd. His political operation also uses events to collect important voter contact information from attendees and as fundraising tools.
And they have spawned a group of hardcore fans who have traveled the country, attending dozens of rallies, often camping overnight to light up key spots. Some of them began to line up outside the venue early in the week as supporters regrouped for the event.
Others were attending their first rallies, feeling compelled to step out after the election.
“We miss her,” said Chris Laskowski, 55, who lives in Medina, Ohio, and was attending her first rally with her husband, James. “I think they robbed him of the election and he’s still our president,” she said.
She was not alone.
“He’ll be back in August,” predicted Peggy Johnson, 60, who had traveled from Michigan for what she said was her seventh Trump rally. “He’s actually the president now.”
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