Donald Trump held his first major rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas on Saturday - with possible indictment looming over him.
As he seeks the GOP presidential nomination for the third time in a row, Trump and his team well understand the importance of Texas in delivering delegates to the Republican National Convention. "This is the ideal location to have as many supporters from across the state and in neighboring states attend this historic rally" as can make it. "It’s guaranteed to be a crowd for him and it’s part of I think the success they can have in going to red states," said one former Trump campaign aide. who have never even been to Texas would say," said one Trump aide. At the first major rally of his campaign, Trump spoke to thousands of boisterous supporters on the tarmac of a regional airport. Along with the physical backdrop of this small city on the Brazos River, within a three-hour drive of Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, Trump is surrounded by the prospect of indictments in Manhattan, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., over questions about the hush money payment to a porn star, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Jan. Here’s 10, 15,000, whatever, people in a room and nobody else can do that.” “When this election is over, I will be the president of the United States,” Trump declared. 6 riot singing the national anthem, interposed with Trump reciting the pledge of allegiance. Trump bristled at DeSantis flirting with a run — even though he helped him win the governorship in 2018. It’s a show of force. It included images of the insurrection as well.
Former President Donald Trump baselessly railed against what he called "prosecutorial misconduct" at a campaign rally Saturday night in Texas, ...
“He wanted to get a piece,” Trump said. “The way I look at it, it’s going to build him up even more,” Castro said. He also said DeSantis deserved little credit for Florida, which he said has “been successful for decades” thanks to previous GOP governors. “I’m not a big fan,” Trump said of the Florida governor. “We must stop them and we must not allow them to go through another election where they have yet another tool in their tool kit.” In other probes, Trump’s defense attorney Evan Corcoran appeared Friday before a federal grand jury in Washington, where he was expected to answer questions in the classified documents probe that the former president unsuccessfully fought to hold back.
Trump's first major rally of the 2024 campaign came days after he said he was to be arrested by New York authorities as part of an investigation into ...
[Wearing a “Texans for Trump”](https://twitter.com/RobertDownen_/status/1639685985779761155?s=20) hat and echoing pillars of Q-Anon conspiracy theories, Pace claimed Trump rescued Jeffrey Epstein from jail so he could expose a global network of pedophiles, including the British monarchy and top American politicians. Pace, the current leader of the Branch Davidian sect, said in a [mission](/about): creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. Trump faces a litany of other legal woes, including a rape lawsuit that is headed to trial in April; a Georgia probe into alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election; and two separate Justice Department queries into confidential documents found in his Mar-a-Lago estate and his role in the Jan. “We're still seeing the effects of this today.” “There’s just not that much excitement today,” said Samantha Drake, who said she’s sold Trump merchandise at hundreds of events across the country. He’s not coming right out and saying, ‘I’m doing this because I want you to know what happened there was wrong.’ But he implies it." Speaking to throngs of fans waving “witch hunt” signs, he decried the legal investigations he faces as political theater and vowed retribution on supporters’ behalf. Saturday’s rally came days after Trump claimed he was to be arrested on Tuesday by New York City authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged hush payments to former porn star Stormy Daniels. Well, let me tell you that is pure bullshit, fake news — I picked Waco,” Patrick told the cheering crowd before Trump’s arrival. In Texas, thus far many GOP leaders have stayed quiet about Trump’s presidential bid, though some back his campaign and others have broken with him in favor of Florida Gov. Echoing Trump’s speech, he and others framed themselves as members of an oppressed and targeted class.
The timing of former President Donald Trump's Waco rally comes days before the 30th anniversary of a botched government raid that ended in 86 deaths.
Waco, Texas.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/25/donald-trump-waco-rally/11509949002/) A tear gas raid and fire destroyed the compound, leaving dozens dead. local time, or 6 p.m. Eastern, though the doors for the Waco Regional Airport rally opened at noon. [first charges against a former president in U.S. A standoff ensued and ended violently 51 days later.
As Donald Trump stares down a potential arrest, it is business as usual at his campaign rally.
They said that, even with what is likely to be a range of choices in the 2024 Republican primaries, they were sticking with Mr Trump. Meanwhile, a speed-artist painted a scowling portrait of the former president on the stage. While he would eventually tout his record and make promises about a bright future for America if he is elected, it was clear that his legal troubles - and possible impending arrest - were foremost in his mind. "This attack is an egregious weaponisation of our justice system designed to influence the 2024 presidential race," Greene said. "And now they seem to be struggling with whether prosecute at all." And earlier on a sunny afternoon in Waco, Texas, the gathering felt more like the carnival-atmosphere campaign rallies of Mr Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
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WACO, Texas — In the last 28 months, former President Donald J. Trump has been voted out of the White House, impeached for his role in the Capitol riot and ...
Trump has spent years on the campaign trail persuading supporters to interpret pressure on him — from his opponents, law enforcement and members of Congress — as attacks on them. He said he had been unaware that it was the 30th anniversary of the bloody standoff with the Branch Davidians. He has become the target of four criminal investigations, including one in New York that he warned might result in “ [potential death & destruction](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/us/politics/trump-bragg-indictment-protests.html).” That means to overtake the former president, other Republican contenders face the difficult task of first peeling support away from Mr. “They’re trying to do anything they can to get rid of him.” She came to the event from Hutto, Texas, north of Austin, with her ex-husband, her daughter, her 3-year-old granddaughter and a small wagon of supplies for the long wait in line. Many have [fallen out with family and friends](https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/03/trump-friend-family-relationships/618457/) over their devotion to the former president. “You happened to be there and they arrest you.” He and Leslie said they had wanted to attend the protest in Washington on Jan. But the loyalty of his superfans remains as strong as ever. At least one reason for this political durability was assembled Saturday morning outside the airport in the central Texas city of Waco in various combinations of red caps, antagonistic T-shirts and MAGA-button flair — the Trump die-hards. [embraced](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/us/politics/trump-social-media-extremism.html) the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, described President Vladimir V. Despite a pattern of dangerous, erratic behavior, the former president remains a strong front-runner for his party’s nomination. He declared himself “ [more angry](https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-delivers-keynote-speech-at-new-hampshire-gop-annual-meeting-transcript)” than ever in January.
Staring down a possible indictment, a defiant Donald Trump is hoping to put on a show of force Saturday as he holds the first rally of his 2024 presidential ...
The Manhattan case focuses on a $130,000 payment that Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, made to porn actor Stormy Daniels as Trump was in the throes of the 2016 campaign. Trump later reimbursed Cohen and his company logged the reimbursements as a legal expense. [encouraged protests](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-he-expects-to-be-arrested-in-hush-money-case-stokes-unrest-on-social-media) and raised the prospect of possible violence should he become the first former president in U.S. Trump’s campaign insisted the location and timing of the event had nothing to do with the Waco siege or anniversary. The city is part of McLennan County, which Trump won in 2020 by more than 23 points. On Thursday, he sought to tie Bragg, Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, to George Soros, a liberal billionaire donor who doesn’t know Bragg and hasn’t donated directly to him. “What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States … Trump has spent weeks now railing against the investigation. Officials later determined the substance wasn’t dangerous. He has denied the women’s claims. The former president will gather with supporters at an airport in Waco, which will mark the 30th anniversary of the Waco massacre next month. Some of his recent rhetoric has echoed language he used before the Jan.
Former President Donald Trump addressed his supporters in Texas on Saturday as he faces a possible indictment.
The Battle of Gonzalez you know all about the Battle of drones. "When this election is over, I will be the President of the United States. Republicans in Texas will cast their votes for the party's presidential nominee on March 5, 2024, alongside several other states as part of the cycle's Super Tuesday. The tone of Trump's posts made Waco a noteworthy backdrop for Saturday's rally. The statement made no mention of Waco's history. Trump also spoke about several things he would do if he were re-elected including protecting Social Security and Medicare, pushing for one day voting with only paper ballots and signing an executive order "to cut federal funding for any school pushing Critical Race Theory, transgender insanity, and other racial, sexual, and political content on our children." The rally opened with video of people imprisoned due to their actions on Jan. "Florida has been tremendously successful for many years long before this guy became governor," he said. The former president has taken on a defiant attitude in assailing New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg and encouraging protests on his social media platforms. "From the beginning, it's been one witch hunt and phony investigation after another. So we got him the nomination. Prosecutorial misconduct is their new tool, and they are willing to use it at levels never seen before in our country."
WACO, Texas (AP) — Facing a potential indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, disparaging the prosecutors investigating ...
While that did not happen, Trump has used the days since to try to shape public perception — echoing a strategy he has used before, including during special counsel Ron DeSantis, who is expected to run for president and is seen as his strongest potential challenger for the GOP nomination. Alan Kregel, 56, traveled with his wife from Dallas to see Trump in person for the first time. Any suggestion Trump had picked the city because of the anniversary was “fake news. Trump’s eyebrow-raising choice of venue in Waco for his first rally came amid the 30th anniversary of a 51-day standoff and deadly siege between U.S. Trump’s campaign insisted the location and timing of the event had nothing to do with the Waco siege or anniversary. Trump later reimbursed Cohen and his company logged the reimbursements as a legal expense. Some footage from the insurrection was shown on big screens displayed at the rally site as the choir sang the national anthem and a recording played of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. You put me back in the White House, their reign will be over and America will be a free nation once again.” With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention when his rally opened with a song called “Justice for All” performed by a choir of people imprisoned for their roles in the Jan. Trump’s event at the airport grounds in Waco was part of a broader effort by the former president to use the potential indictment as a rallying cry for supporters to maintain his status as the GOP frontrunner in what is expected to be a crowded primary. And 2024 is the final battle, it’s going to be the big one.
Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday with a rally speech in Waco, Texas, that was ...
Facts First: The State Department awarded a $21.2 million contract in 2018 for a company to design and build “compound security upgrades” related to Trump’s decision to turn an existing US diplomatic facility in Jerusalem into an embassy. [reported](https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/video-fact-checking-trumps-louisiana-rally) in 2019 that the US generated an “average of $12.3 billion in custom duties a year from 2007 to 2016, according to the U.S. Trump reprised a story he told during his presidency about how he supposedly managed to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for less than $1 million. While talking about why he is running for president again, Trump delivered a mocking aside about the unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign of billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg. The pipeline was done.” But about 41 years does not round to “50 years”; the actual highest year-over-year inflation rate for the last 50 years is 14.8% (in early 1980), far higher than mid-2022 levels. [$600 million](https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20170103_RL33460_a05fced6b9314f66defe2982aa4fe73c02e88636.pdf) in security assistance to Ukraine between 2014 and 2016 that involved far more than pillows and sheets. According to an official “Border Wall Status” report written by US Customs and Border Protection two days after Trump left office, about 458 miles of wall had been completed under Trump – but about 280 more miles that had been identified for wall construction had not been completed. Trump [alleged](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/politics/texas-trump-2024-rally/index.html) deliberate “prosecutorial misconduct” without providing evidence for the charge. And some of the equipment left behind was rendered inoperable before US forces withdrew. The goods deficit hit a new record of about $418 billion under Trump in 2018 before falling back under $400 billion in subsequent years. On Saturday he claimed that before he took office, “China was ripping us off, making $600 billion a year.”