Former, and as many Democrats fear, possible next President of the United States, Donald Trump has compared the state of affairs in the country to that of a third world country.
In a statement released after his Florida home, Mar-A-Lago, was raided by the FBI Trump said, “Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third World countries.” Adding, “Sadly America is now becoming one of those countries, corrupt at a level not seen before.”
Although the exact motive behind the raid, which took place at 10am local time this morning while Trump was away in New York, remains unclear it has widely been reported that the action was prompted in efforts to retrieve 15 boxes of White House documents Trump is alleged to have been keeping at his private residence.
JUST IN – FBI raids Trump's home Mar-A-Lago in Florida. pic.twitter.com/7dK0bhRtLr
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) August 8, 2022
Blaming Democrats for the raid, Trump said these were “dark times” for the nation claiming that prior to the raid, he had been cooperating with “relevant Government agencies” and that the raid was not “necessary or appropriate”.
Speaking on Fox News, son of the former president Eric Trump, said his father “never got so much as a speeding ticket” before making the decision to ‘fight for the country’ by running for office.
"My father never got so much as a speeding ticket in his life until he made one decision:
To go down the escalator…and go actually fight for this country…" @EricTrump pic.twitter.com/79BJwqYAkT
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 9, 2022
He described how his father has been “slandered and belittled” by the US establishment recalling multiple attempts at impeachment, the first of which, was printed in the Washington Post “the day he won”.
Demonstrators have gathered near the Trump residence to show their support for the former president.
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