Sunday June 27th 2021
Big event in Wellington
Thousands cheer Trump at rally
For the first time in many months, former US President Donald Trump is speaking at a major event in Wellington under the motto “Safe America”. He wants to recapture the White House in 2024, says the 75-year-old in front of thousands of supporters in the US state of Ohio.
Former US President Donald Trump held a major rally for the first time five months after the end of his term in office. The Republican performed Saturday night in the city of Wellington, Ohio under the slogan “Safe America!” – “Save America!” or “Save America!” – in front of thousands of followers.
Speaking to cheering supporters, Trump said the Republicans would defeat the “radical Democrats” in the 2022 congressional elections and win back a majority in the House and Senate. The White House should then be recaptured in 2024. The ex-president described the government of his successor Joe Biden as a “total catastrophe”.
Trump has repeatedly flirted with a renewed presidential candidacy in 2024 – but so far no more than hints. The ex-president, who came under fire in his own ranks after the storming of the Capitol on January 6, also consolidated his power with the Republicans by supporting loyal party friends and openly attacking critics.
In Wellington, near Cleveland, Trump stood behind his former advisor Max Miller, who challenged Anthony Gonzalez in the Republican primaries for the 2022 congressional election in an Ohio constituency. Gonzalez was one of only ten Conservative MPs who voted for impeachment against Trump after the Capitol was stormed.
Trump sticks to election fraud allegations
Trump left the presidency on January 20 after his election defeat by Biden. The 75-year-old has not yet admitted his electoral defeat and continues to spread widely refuted election fraud allegations.
The ex-president, banned from online platforms after the Capitol was stormed, has given two major speeches since the end of his tenure, in February at the CPAC Conservative Conference in Orlando, Florida, and at a meeting of his Republicans in North Carolina in early June .
Now, for the first time, he held a large rally like in the 2016 and 2020 election campaigns. It should be the start of a whole series of such events. Next Wednesday, Trump will also visit the Mexican border with Texas Governor Greg Abbott. A tough course in immigration policy was one of the hallmarks of Trump’s presidency, and the construction of a border wall with Mexico, which Biden stopped, was one of his great prestige projects.
Trump remains popular with conservatives
Trump still enjoys a great reputation among the conservative base. “I love Donald Trump, the best President of the United States,” said 57-year-old Laura Benas at the rally in Wellington on Saturday. She was convinced that Trump had won the November 3rd election and had been deprived of a second term through massive electoral fraud.
“Corruption is so deeply anchored in the US government that a non-politician (Trump) really has no chance,” said Benas. She hopes Trump will run again in 2024. Trump supporter Philip Mesi said the ex-president was “absolutely” the best candidate for 2024. “I’m sure he will win.”
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