All eyes are on the Manhattan prosecutor pending a possible indictment of Donald Trump this Tuesday, March 21, for a case of payment – before his victory in November 2016 – to an actress of pornographic films with whom he would have had an affair. His calls to demonstrate were followed up with little effect.
On Saturday, the former president, who denounces a “ witch hunt “, called on his supporters to demonstrate. On Monday, some of them heard his call and rallied in New York to support him. Gathered under the windows of the Manhattan prosecutor, they were in the end fewer than feared, reports our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki. A handful of members of the New York Republican Youth Club. A limited number by choice, insists Gavin Wax, organizer of the rally. “ We decided not to hold a big demonstration to be sure not to be overwhelmed or that there would be slippages and that we would be blamed for it afterwards. “, he says.
For him, as for many Trumpists, the imminence of an indictment against the former president in the stormy daniels case is a witch hunt. ” It’s political he assures. And I think if he is charged, it will be a pivotal moment in the history of our country that will hurt us as a free society. »
“ I think they’re afraid that Donald Trump will win, defends another supporter of the ex-president. The Democrats are pressuring him for purely political reasons. These Republicans assure that they will continue to defend Donald Trump.
The call to demonstrate launched by the former president had prompted the New York authorities to reinforce security to avoid any scenario similar to the January 6 riots. An unlikely scenario according to some New Yorkers. ” This is New York. The police won’t tolerate any violent demonstrations. It won’t be the Capitol! The authorities, in any case, are closely monitoring online Trumpist forums and groups where calls for violence are increasing.
At loggerheads with Ron DeSantis
The Republican billionaire also called on his supporters to protest this Tuesday in this Stormy Daniels affair. Appointment was notably fixed in front of his Florida residence, in Mar-a-Lago. But, even in his stronghold, his supporters say they are increasingly tired of Donald Trump, according to our correspondent in Miami, David Thomson.
Donald Trump behaves like a child, he is embarrassing, explains Chris, 39, who nevertheless voted for him in the last two presidential elections. But this time it’s too much. A former president facing arrest for paying a former pornstar like Stormy Daniels money to buy his silence ahead of the 2016 election is way too messy for Chris. This DJ from Fort Lauderdale, near Miami, believes it is time to turn the Trump page to hand over to Ron DeSantis, the ultra-conservative, 44-year-old governor of Florida whom he would see better as a Republican candidate in the presidential one. “ There is one thing that I like about Ron DeSantis, it is that he has no scandal linked to a former porn star with whom he would have had sex. And that is important for a president. And I think we’re going to realize that more and more people are tired of Donald Trump’s problems being the country’s problems. “, he believes.
And this possible indictment only strengthens his rivalry with Ron DeSantis. Donald Trump criticizes the governor of Florida for his lack of support in this affair. Tells him it doesn’t concern him.