Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday. The two rallies in the key states of Wisconsin and Michigan were his first campaign appearances since his trial in New York began for alleged campaign finance violations.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday. The two rallies in the key states of Wisconsin and Michigan were his first campaign appearances since his trial in New York began for alleged campaign finance violations.
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Donald Trump’s first rallies since the start of his New York hush money trial barely mentioned the reason for his absence from the campaign.
But in lengthy speeches in Waukesha, Wisc., and Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday, Trump continued to escalate his rhetoric around what a second term would look like — and what the consequences would be. he foresees if he doesn’t win.
Trump repeated comments he made in one Interview with TIME magazine published earlier this week outlines one actively assume the presidency, including efforts to restore powers to withhold congressionally appropriated funds and give police more immunity from prosecution to crack down on immigrants and crime hot spots.
Many of his signature proposals and policies mentioned frequently at campaign events were on display: increased oil exploration, rolling back President Joe Biden’s economic policies including the Inflation Reduction Act development and massive bipartisan infrastructure bill as well as false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.
He also mentioned Recent protests have roiled universities surrounding Israel’s military action in Gaza in response to Hamas’ October 7 attack on the country.
He called on those schools to “defeat the radicals and take back our campuses for all normal students” while also making inflammatory comments about refugees from the conflict as part of his tough immigration stance.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Waukesha, Wis. The campaign stop in Wisconsin was his first official protest since the start of his trial in New York over campaign finance violations related to payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Waukesha, Wis. The campaign stop in Wisconsin was his first official protest since the start of his trial in New York over campaign finance violations related to payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
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In a speech in Wisconsin, Trump suggested Palestinian refugees resettled in the US would bring “holy war” and warned of an “October 7th-style attack” as he reiterated his proposal to enact bans travel from Muslim-majority countries and vows to oversee “the largest deportation in our country’s history.”
During the nearly three hours of speaking between the two rallies, very little time was spent mentioning the ongoing trial in New York, where Trump was held in contempt of court yesterday for breaking the law. violating the gag order objected to comments about witnesses and the jury in the case.
In Wisconsin, Trump mentioned a “crooked judge” and the Georgia prosecutor overseeing a case. separate case of fraud stemming from his failed attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat, but largely reflecting the polling boost the criminal charges gave him.
In Michigan, Trump appeared more dissatisfied. He criticized a “mock trial” in New York and said the judge had unconstitutionally prevented him from speaking, and called many of the criminal cases against him “bullshit.”
“As you know, I came here today from New York City, where I was forced to sit for days on end in a kangaroo courtroom with a corrupt and conflicted judge enduring a trial. Biden’s side, at the hands of a Marxist County. Lawyer, backed by Soros, who is taking orders from the Biden administration,” Trump complained.
The New York trial largely eliminated Trump’s ability to campaign and capitalize on media coverage through interviews, social media posts and reactions to news stories. different during the day. Bad weather forced the campaign to stop reschedule a demonstration on April 20 in North Carolina at the last minute.
But time away from the racetrack hasn’t changed Trump’s message or delivery in a race he says will determine whether the country survives.
At an evening rally in Michigan, Trump repeated the story of Mexico providing troops to patrol the border with the United States, hypothesizing that the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East would never have happened if he had been in charge. rights and warned that a Biden victory in November would “destroy” the country.
