Donald Trump worries about America’s future if he loses the election, criticizing President Biden for his handling of the economy and immigration.
“If we don’t win this election, I don’t think our country can survive. I’m going to say something I’ve felt for a long time, but have never stated publicly before.” “, former President Donald Trump told supporters at a campaign event in Waukesha, Wisconsin on May 1.
Wisconsin is expected to be one of the battleground states that will witness a tense rematch between Mr. Trump and President Joe Biden in the November election. Mr. Trump’s campaign said the former president is taking advantage of the events. campaigned to clearly contrast “his first term of peace, prosperity and security with Mr. Biden’s failed presidency”.
Former President Trump criticized Mr. Biden’s handling of the economy and immigration, saying that the US President let the country be “invaded” by migrants. He also accused his Democratic opponent of being too passive in the face of a wave of pro-Palestinian student protests at universities across the United States.
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Waukesha, Wisconsin on May 1. Image: AFP
Observers say that Mr. Trump and his supporters are trying to convey the message that President Biden and the Democrats are destroying the country because of mistakes in border security and poor management of the economy.
At the event in Waukesha, Mr. Trump also repeated his claim that President Biden is behind the 88 charges he is facing. “I was indicted four times and faced civil trials. All came from the White House,” he said.
The former president repeatedly said that the prosecutions were part of a “witch hunt” to hinder his re-election efforts, but did not cite evidence.
Donald Trump is the first former US president to face criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his handling of classified documents. In the past two weeks, he also had to attend the trials of the case of paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and suppressing unfavorable information during his 2016 election campaign.
President Biden’s election campaign did not miss the opportunity to mock his Republican opponent about his legal troubles. Mr. Biden said last month that Trump was “busy” in court, while the President’s campaign called Trump “Sleepy Don” because many journalists in the courtroom said the former president fell asleep during the proceedings. This nickname was given in response to the taunt “Sleepy Joe” that Mr. Trump has long used for Mr. Biden.