Photo: Anna Moneymaker Getty Images Agence France-Presse The Republican candidate was acclaimed in a packed sports hall of 12,000 spectators on Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a key state that he won in 2016, but which Joe Biden won from him in 2020.
Published yesterday at 4:29 p.m. Updated yesterday at 10:29 p.m.
Driven by his triumph at the Republican convention and the crisis shaking Joe Biden's candidacy, Donald Trump on Saturday promised a Republican “tidal wave” during his first campaign meeting since he was the victim of an assassination attempt, claiming to have “taken a bullet for democracy”.
Appearing without the white bandage that covered his entire ear in his last days, but with a more discreet bandage, the Republican candidate was acclaimed in a packed sports hall of 12,000 spectators, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a Key state that he won in 2016, but which Joe Biden took away from him in 2020.
“I took a bullet last week for democracy “, launched Donald Trump at the start of his speech, to defend himself from recurring accusations of extremism regarding his rhetoric and his political project, while reaffirming without evidence that the 2020 election had been rigged .
He promised “a monumental tidal wave” in favor of the Republicans in the next November elections and mocked the Democrats “who do not know who their candidate is”, assuring that Joe Biden would have an intelligence quotient of “50 “, “60”, or “70”.
Donald Trump, after coming close to death, put aside the turn towards unity that he was set and launched into the divisive rhetoric that marked his political career.
He lashed out at Mr. Biden as “stupid” and “weak old man”, and Mrs. Harris “crazy”.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000A Biden-Harris campaign official blasted a speech “peddling the same lies [and] waging the same campaign of revenge.”
Supported by his running mate J.D. Vance, originally from the neighboring state of Ohio, and who presents himself as a spokesperson for declassified America, Donald Trump seeks to cement his base in this northern region having suffered from deindustrialization, like the city of Detroit.
He has made numerous promises of tax cuts, the fight against inflation and taxes on imports to protect “made in America” products. .
In the middle of a nearly two-hour speech peppered as usual with anecdotes about his relations with heads of state, such as the “brilliant” Chinese Xi Jinping who “controls 1.4 billion people with one hand iron”, he also renewed his diatribe against migrants whom he accuses of the worst crimes, promising the “largest expulsion operation” in the history of our country.
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While many questions remain regarding the breaches during the meeting where Donald Trump was shot, the gathering was held in a closed place, an environment easier to secure than an open space.
The crowd waited for its champion, some wearing a tee- shirt with the image of the billionaire, bleeding ear and raised fist, immortalized by photographers a week earlier.
“What we witnessed last Saturday was a miracle”, estimated to AFP Edward Young, 64 years old and 81 Donald Trump meetings under the clock.
“They turned him into a martyr and left him alive. Now, he is more powerful than ever,” he adds.
Grown up by this image of being miraculous, the tempestuous septuagenarian also emerged strengthened from a convention of inauguration which this week saw him obtain the support of the entire Republican Party.
A striking contrast with his Democratic rival, the outgoing president, Joe Biden, who is currently gambling on his political survival.
Confined in his private residence in Delaware, after contracting COVID-19, the 81-year-old Democrat is unable to silence the voices urging him to pass the torch amid nagging questions about his mental acuity and physical fitness.< /p>
Joe Biden assured Friday that he would resume his campaign next week, but his combative tone fails to hide the growing discontent among Democratic leaders.
More than thirty elected officials l have publicly called for making way for a younger candidate. And one of his main donors, businessman Michael Moritz, called on him to step down and announced he would suspend his donations to the party.
Joe Biden “has a very important decision to make,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said on MSNBC on Saturday, raising the possibility of her replacement by her vice-president, Kamala Harris, 59.
< p>“What gives me a lot of hope right now is that if President Biden decides to step down, we have Vice President Kamala Harris, who is ready to step in, to unite the party, to take on Donald Trump and win in November,” she said.
“If you're running against a habitual criminal, a prosecutor like Kamala is a really good person to defend your case,” she added, referring to Donald Trump's criminal conviction, a first for a former president American.
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