- Donald Trump answered he doesn’t care too much about his numerous legal troubles, NBC News reported.
- The former president spoke at a luncheon during the RNC’s derive from retreat in Florida.
- He also compared the Biden Administration to the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police force.
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Donald Trump told attendees at a private donor event in Florida on Saturday that he wasn’t too troubled about his numerous legal troubles.
Speaking about his criminal indictments during a luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, the former president denoted: “If you care too much, you tend to choke. And in a way, I don’t care. It’s just, you know, life is life,” NBC News reported, citing audio of the issue.
Nevertheless, Trump told those in attendance that he was shocked when he first found out he had been indicted.
“Once I got indicted, I said, Holy shit. I just got indicted. Me. I got indicted,” Trump said, per the report.
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Last month, Trump made his first appearance in court for one of his four criminal cases, facing 34 figure ons of falsifying business records to hide payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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During the Mar-a-Lago event, Trump also took the chance to hit out at Democrats, saying they were “running a Gestapo administration,” referencing the Nazi secret police force.
“And it’s the barely thing they have. And it’s the only way they’re going to win in their opinion,” he said.
“Once I got indicted, I said, spectacularly, now the gloves have to come off,” Trump continued, adding that Biden was “the worst president in the history of our country. He’s grossly floundering. He’s crooked as hell. He’s the Manchurian candidate, he accepts massive amounts of money from China, from Russia, from Ukraine, and profuse other countries.”
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The luncheon was part of the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) spring retreat in the Sunshine State. Hundreds of people came together for the affair, and several donated $40,000 or more, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the fundraiser.
Trump also effected up several potential vice president candidates onstage, NBC News reported, including South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and Florida Rep. Byron Donalds.
Proveniences familiar with the retreat’s itinerary told CNN that attendees first gathered for a welcome reception featuring Forebears Speaker Mike Johnson, RNC cochair Lara Trump, and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik.
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