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He might get a short-term boost, sure. The criminal case New York prosecutors finally unveiled against former President Donald Trump is underwhelming, and Trump might even win. The charges fuel Trump’s refrain that he’s a victim of political persecution, for those who want to align themselves with a self-described victim.
As a political force, however, Trump is withering. His mounting troubles probably mean he can’t win a general election under normal circumstances, and the candidates he has endorsed during the last two years generally have a losing record. There’s also worse to come for Trump, which he acknowledges himself. His arraignment on criminal charges in New York City on April 4 may actually be the high point for Trump in the 2024 election cycle. If he’s the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, Democrats will win.
The Trump speech in Florida on April 4, after he returned home from being arraigned in New York, reveals everything wrong with Trump’s 2024 presidential candidacy and his woeful political future. What’s very notable is what Trump didn’t say. While defending himself and making the case for his 2024 candidacy, Trump didn’t propose any new actions or policies to improve the country, whether it’s tackling inflation, countering China or winning in Ukraine.
Trump always claims things would be better if he were in charge, and makes overwrought claims about the peace and prosperity he delivered as president. But he doesn’t have a vision for the future that involves anybody other than himself.
As for what Trump did say, it was cringeworthy, classless, and telling. Trump, of course, declared his innocence, which he has a right to do. Then he attacked everybody who has leveled charges against him, or might in the future. Here’s a sampling:
On Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who filed the New York criminal charges: “He should be prosecuted, or at a minimum, he should resign.”
On the judge overseeing the New York case: “He’s a Trump-hating judge with a Trump-hating wife and family.”
On federal prosecutor Jack Smith, who’s looking into possible obstruction of justice with regard to Trump’s handling of classified documents after he left the White House: “a radical left lunatic.”
On Fulton County, Ga. District attorney Fani Willis, who may prosecute Trump for voter fraud: a “local racist district attorney.”
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-is-collapsing-172231136.html
As a political force, however, Trump is withering. His mounting troubles probably mean he can’t win a general election under normal circumstances, and the candidates he has endorsed during the last two years generally have a losing record. There’s also worse to come for Trump, which he acknowledges himself. His arraignment on criminal charges in New York City on April 4 may actually be the high point for Trump in the 2024 election cycle. If he’s the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, Democrats will win.
The Trump speech in Florida on April 4, after he returned home from being arraigned in New York, reveals everything wrong with Trump’s 2024 presidential candidacy and his woeful political future. What’s very notable is what Trump didn’t say. While defending himself and making the case for his 2024 candidacy, Trump didn’t propose any new actions or policies to improve the country, whether it’s tackling inflation, countering China or winning in Ukraine.
Trump always claims things would be better if he were in charge, and makes overwrought claims about the peace and prosperity he delivered as president. But he doesn’t have a vision for the future that involves anybody other than himself.
As for what Trump did say, it was cringeworthy, classless, and telling. Trump, of course, declared his innocence, which he has a right to do. Then he attacked everybody who has leveled charges against him, or might in the future. Here’s a sampling:
On Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who filed the New York criminal charges: “He should be prosecuted, or at a minimum, he should resign.”
On the judge overseeing the New York case: “He’s a Trump-hating judge with a Trump-hating wife and family.”
On federal prosecutor Jack Smith, who’s looking into possible obstruction of justice with regard to Trump’s handling of classified documents after he left the White House: “a radical left lunatic.”
On Fulton County, Ga. District attorney Fani Willis, who may prosecute Trump for voter fraud: a “local racist district attorney.”
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-is-collapsing-172231136.html
