The Biden-Harris 2024 campaign responded on Friday to former President Donald Trump’s “erratic” speech from Trump Tower, accusing him of being “disorganized,” “desperate” and “sowing chaos.”
“America has just witnessed a confused, desperate and defeated Donald Trump peddle his personal grievances and lies about our justice system, leading everyone watching to the obvious conclusion that this man cannot be president of the United States,” Biden-Harris 2024 communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement Friday. “Reeling from his 2020 election loss and criminal conviction, Trump is consumed with a thirst for revenge and retribution. He thinks this election is about him, but it’s not. This is about the American people – to ease their burdens, protect their freedoms and defend their democracy.”
“That’s what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are fighting for. Donald Trump is sowing chaos, attacking the rule of law, and fighting for the only thing he cares about in this world – Donald Trump.”
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Biden and President Donald Trump are scheduled to hold two debates in June and September, with the former vice president trailing Trump in key battleground states. (Left: Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images, Right: (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images))
The campaign’s comments came after Trump gave a lengthy speech from Trump Tower in New York on Friday morning following his unprecedented trial in which he was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Trump, who is seen as a possible Republican candidate for the 2024 election, has said he wanted to testify in the New York v. Trump criminal trial but appears to have been fitted with a lawyer who will not allow him to do so.
“I would have testified. I wanted to testify,” Trump said from the podium.
Here’s what Trump said to Fox News Digital after the verdict:
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Pullman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
“In theory, I would never testify because if I did, anyone would If you were George Washington “Don’t testify. If you say one little thing wrong, they’ll sue you for perjury.”
“But I didn’t care about that. That’s what I wanted,” Trump repeated.
Trump Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg He was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Legal experts say Trump’s conviction is a ‘target-rich environment’ for appeals
Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower on Thursday, May 30, 2024, after being convicted of 34 counts of first-degree falsifying business records. (Felipe Ramares for Fox News Digital)
The sentence is scheduled for July 11, just four days before the Republican National Convention opens in Milwaukee. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison, meaning Trump faces a total of 136 years in prison.
The verdict prompted an outpouring of support from Republican lawmakers on social media.
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“This is a shameful day in American history.” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson“Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of their opposition on a ridiculous charge based on the testimony of a convicted felon who was disbarred from practicing law,” the Louisiana Republican said in a statement.
Republicans Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have endorsed Trump and called on their colleagues to back the former president in last November’s election. More than 100 House Republicans and more than two dozen Republicans in the Senate, including the Senate Republican Conference, have endorsed Trump.
Brianna Herlihy of Fox News contributed to this report.
