Investigated for improper payments, Donald Trump is leading the first campaign event for the presidential elections of the United States of America this Saturday in the Texas town of Waco, ending a 30-year-old deadly attack against a suit that has clashed with federal authorities.
The president of the US, who stated that he was “captured” – which did not happen – on March 21 in New York for a case involving the actress Stormy Daniels, the scene at 5:00 am (22:00 GMT), the first rally to the 2024 elections.
The accusation makes it so that the actress was paid $130,000 by Trump, during the 2016 presidential election, she had to say publicly not to talk about the alleged love relationship between the two.
The performance, investigated by the courts, could violate rules governing campaign finance and could lead to criminal charges against Trump, a 76-year-old right-hand man.
Supporters of the ex-mayor with trailers, trucks and banners with the words “Trump 2024” and his now famous slogan “America Great Again” (America Great Again) are waiting for him near the regional airport of Waco, a city of 130,000 inhabitants in the south. where he will deliver a speech in Dallas.
Local authorities expect some 15,000 people to turn out.
Waco is a “painter of a loving movement,” said Peter Christian, 55, a member of the Branch Davidian religious group, which is now called “Justice of Our Lord.”
In 1993, the world watched for 51 days between late February and mid-April the FBI raid of the Branch Davidian Village in Waco where armed followers of leader David Koresh had barricaded themselves.
Seventy-six members of the cult, including Koresh and 20 of his sons, were found dead after the village was set on fire. Four police officers were also killed in clashes with supporters a few weeks ago.
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At the site of the incident, where a memorial now stands that can be visited, “Trump 2024” flags fly. That is where Peter Christian works.
The Donald Trump campaign did not respond to AFP inquiries about the Waco election meeting.
The former president, even under the threat of investigations into the pressure of the elections that he carried out in Georgia (South) in 2020, and the management of the White House is indicated, often claims to be the victim of the mysterious “deep state” (Deep State or State in the shadows), revenge, conspiracy, theory
-They want “silence” him-
For Trump, the FBI’s search for his residence in Florida was an “abuse of power”, while the investigations against him are a “witch hunt”.
His visit to Waco is a reunion with an audience that celebrates his dance move and expects him to throw hats into the crowd. His followers are waiting for him in a festive atmosphere, not believing the accusations made against him.
“Nothing happened with Danihele’s riot, everything is twisted to make his face bad because (…) he brings all the criminals in this elite system and it has never been done before,” Kelly Heath, 49, told AFP. she wears a pink hat that says “Tuba Girl” (Tuba Girl).
Because of this, a follower who traveled from Georgia is trying to “silence” Trump.
This meeting of Trump with Waco gives the republic an opportunity to give a new attack to his campaign, since not all of his parties support him, although many polls show him as the winner in the primaries.
The billionaire insists that the “fraud” was never proven in the 2020 elections, where the Democrat Joe Biden lost.
Trump has seen some of the right — and especially his wealthy donors — turn to the new foam, Ron DeSantis, 44.
The Florida president has not yet officially entered the race, but he figures to be one of the biggest contenders for the Republican nomination in 2024.
Trump has warned DeSantis not to run next year, saying that if he does, it will reveal something about him that is “exciting.”
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