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The day so far
In a rambling speech in New York, Donald Trump
blamed Joe Biden and the Democrats for his felony conviction yesterday on
business fraud charges, vowed to appeal and said: “I’m willing to do whatever I
have to do to save our country and to save our constitution.” But, the fact is,
Trump is the first ever former American president convicted of a crime, and the
jury’s decision has the potential to upend the 2024 election, and potentially
give Biden – who has been unpopular for years and trails his predecessor in
swing state polling – an edge. We will not know for sure how much of a
difference the conviction will make until new polling is conducted, but one
thing that has become clear today is that Republican leaders aren’t changing
their minds about Trump. Even the Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell,
whose relationship with the former president collapsed after the January 6
Capitol attack, said he expects his conviction to be overturned on appeal.
We’ll see about that.
Here’s what
else has happened today so far:
Biden’s campaign said Trump’s press conference
showed he was “confused, desperate and defeated”.
The president has not personally said a word
about Trump’s conviction, but announced a surprise afternoon speech about a
completely unrelated topic: the Middle East.
The Trump campaign announced a record-setting
haul from donors following his conviction.
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