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 “caught” – which did not happen – on March 21 in New York for a case involving the actress Stormy Daniels, will take the stage in the first rally for 2024. to have elections
The accusation makes it impossible for the actress, who was paid $130,000 by Trump during the 2016 presidential election, to speak publicly about the alleged love affair between the two.
The payment, investigated by the courts, could violate the rules governing the financing of election campaigns and could lead to criminal charges against the 76-year-old former president.
His supporters, with trailers, trucks and banners with the words “Tump 2024” and the now famous slogan “America Great Again” are waiting for him near the regional airport in Waco, a city of 130,000 inhabitants south of Dallas, where he will deliver. his speech Local authorities expect some 15,000 people to turn out.
Waco is “the epicenter of the loving movement,” said Peter Christian, 55, a contributor to the Davidian religious group now called Our Lord’s Justice.
In 1993, the world watched for 51 days, between the end of February and the middle of April, the FBI attack on the Davidian compound in Waco where the supporters of the leader David Koresh armed 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.
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 Trump campaign did not respond to AFP questions about the Waco election meeting.
The former president, even under the threat of investigations into the electoral pressure he carried out in Georgia (South) in 2020, and the administration of the White House is indicated, often claims to be the victim of the mysterious “Deep State” (Deep State or State in the shadows), many claim to be a conspiracy theory .
