The former president paints the end of democracy on the wall. President Joe Biden mocks his rival.
If he returns to the White House, Donald Trump has already announced that he will become a dictator – “but only for one day,” he added in the television interview. His audience has long been accustomed to the former president's loud tones, but during an appearance in Dayton, Ohio, one of the electorally crucial states in the so-called Rust Belt, Trump turned things around even further.
“If I am not elected, there will be a bloodbath in the entire country,” he threatened. And that's not all. If defeated, he would paint the end of democracy in the United States on the wall. Trump never accepted his electoral defeat four years ago to Joe Biden. Instead, he continues to cling to his “stolen election” propaganda to this day.
“Patriots and Hostages”
In Dayton, Trump also spoke about the storming of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, two weeks before he left the White House. Hundreds of supporters who stormed the conference building have been charged, many of whom remain in prison and have already been convicted. But in Trump's words, they are “patriots and hostages.”
The Republican and Democratic primaries have been set since Super Tuesday at the beginning of March. Ahead of the upcoming primaries on Tuesday in the important states of Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio, the former president has reached a new low.
“The candidate is old and unfit.”
Meanwhile, at a Gridiron dinner in Washington, where the political and journalistic classes mock each other, Joe Biden scored points with sarcasm. Referring to the criticism directed at his age and mistakes, the president said: “The candidate is old and mentally unfit for the presidency. “The other is me.” Guests joined in with a self-deprecating Beatles song: “When I'm Sixty-Four.” (four)
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