Election campaign - Trump: Putin is happy about my prosecution
Former US President Donald Trump has suggested at a campaign event that the trials against him would help US political opponents.
"Even Vladimir Putin says that Biden's - and this is a quote - politically motivated prosecution of his political rival is very good for Russia because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which then can no longer educate others about democracy," Trump said in Durham in the state of New Hampshire.
"We talk about democracy, but the whole world is watching the persecution of a political opponent kicking his butt. It's an impressive thing. And they're all laughing at us," Trump said. He repeatedly claims without evidence that President Joe Biden of the Democrats is directly behind the proceedings against him and is influencing investigators. Trump is facing 91 counts of election and financial fraud in four criminal cases and several civil cases.
Racist language
During the speech in New Hampshire, Trump also repeated some racist language. Immigrants from all over the world were pouring into the USA. "They are poisoning the blood of our country," he said, using a common linguistic image used by right-wing extremists. In another recent election campaign speech, he referred to his critics as "parasites". Biden then described Trump's choice of words as "language you would have heard in Nazi Germany".
On January 23, New Hampshire will be the second US state in which Republican supporters want to decide their presidential candidate for the November election. A victory there and in the even earlier decision in Iowa will have a signal effect for the other states. Trump is clearly ahead in all polls.
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- The Prosecution's case against Donald Trump has been portrayed by some as politically motivated, a notion that Russia's President Vladimir Putin allegedly supports, viewing it as beneficial for Russia.
- Trump's remarks about his prosecution at a campaign event in Durham, New Hampshire, echoed Putin's sentiment, suggesting that it shows the corruption within the US political system.
- The Election campaign event in New Hampshire saw Trump repeat racist language, criticizing immigrants as poisoning the USA, a sentiment often shared by right-wing extremists.
- The ongoing prosecution against Trump, which involves 91 counts of election and financial fraud, is a major topic in the current USA Election campaign.
- Despite the charges, Trump remains popular among Republicans, making strong showings in polls in states like New Hampshire, where he is expected to perform well in the upcoming primary election.
- Some critics, including President Joe Biden, have likened Trump's language to that used during the Holocaust, comparing his words to racist speech in Nazi Germany.
- The incident in New Hampshire is not the first time that Trump has used controversial language during his Election campaign events, with the candidate often targeting his critics with derogatory terms, including referring to them as "parasites."
Source: www.stern.de
