Trump to Start Presidential Campaign

Waco: Donald Trump stages his first presidential campaign rally Saturday at the site of a deadly 1993 standoff between an he Republican leader is expected to address at least 15,000 supporters as he braces for possible charges over a hush money payout days before the 2016 election to a porn star alleging a sexual encounter.

The 76-year-old — who was impeached for inciting an insurrection — called last weekend for protests against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, as the former Waco at such a sensitive time. But his spokesman was quoted by US media pointing to the ease of access afforded by Waco’s central location.

Trump is believed to be the frontrunner by a considerable margin to be the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election. The chasing pack, led by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, was initially reticent in its criticism of the ex-reality TV star, but has recently begun criticizing his character and the constant whiff of scandal that surrounds him. Trump is under federal investigation for his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat and inciting the deadly riot at the US Capitol that his supporters launched to halt the peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden.

Commentators noted that he pointedly neglected to call for protesters to be peaceful this time around. In the early hours of Friday, Trump issued a dark warning about the consequences of an indictment, predicting “potential death & destruction” that “could be catastrophic for our Country.

“He suggested that Bragg, who is leading the hush money probe, was a “degenerate psychopath that truly hates the USA.” On Thursday, Trump invoked an antiSemitic conspiracy theory popular among Republicans as he called Bragg a “Soros-backed animal” — suggesting falsely that Jewish financier George Soros had contributed to Bragg’s election.

Waco City Manager Bradley Ford told a news conference the city had first received an inquiry about hosting the rally just two weeks ago — sparking frantic logistical and security planning. “We’re expecting thousands,” McLennan County Republican Party Chair Brad Holland added, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald.

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