{"id":13561,"date":"2023-06-13T05:42:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=13561"},"modified":"2023-06-13T05:42:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T10:42:58","slug":"trump-they-are-worse-than-china-russia-north-korea-iran-and-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=13561","title":{"rendered":"Trump:\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0worse\u00a0than\u00a0&#8220;China,\u00a0Russia,\u00a0North\u00a0Korea,\u00a0Iran\u00a0and\u00a0Canada&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;President&nbsp;Donald&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;has&nbsp;sharply&nbsp;criticized&nbsp;the&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;Department&nbsp;after&nbsp;being&nbsp;indicted&nbsp;for&nbsp;being&nbsp;caught&nbsp;up&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;document&nbsp;scandal.&nbsp;He&nbsp;described&nbsp;the&nbsp;accusations&nbsp;as&nbsp;absurd&nbsp;and&nbsp;groundless,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;forces&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States&nbsp;that&nbsp;are&nbsp;&#8220;worse&nbsp;than&nbsp;China,&nbsp;Russia,&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;and&nbsp;Iraq&nbsp;together.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A&nbsp;day&nbsp;after&nbsp;being&nbsp;sued&nbsp;for&nbsp;possession&nbsp;of&nbsp;secret&nbsp;documents,&nbsp;former&nbsp;US&nbsp;President&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;made&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;accusation&nbsp;against&nbsp;the&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;Department.&nbsp;At&nbsp;a&nbsp;Georgia&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;rally,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;lawsuit&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;was&nbsp;purely&nbsp;politically&nbsp;motivated&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;his&nbsp;return&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;White&nbsp;House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&nbsp;claimed&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;current&nbsp;President&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;has&nbsp;always&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;send&nbsp;his&nbsp;&#8220;most&nbsp;competitive&nbsp;political&nbsp;opponent&nbsp;to&nbsp;prison.&#8221;&nbsp;He&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;Department&nbsp;had&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;&#8220;weapon&#8221;&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;government&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;charges&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;were&nbsp;&#8220;ridiculous&nbsp;and&nbsp;baseless.&#8221;&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;Trump&#8217;s&nbsp;first&nbsp;public&nbsp;response&nbsp;since&nbsp;the&nbsp;37&nbsp;charges&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;were&nbsp;made&nbsp;public&nbsp;on&nbsp;Friday&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump:&nbsp;Allegations&nbsp;will&nbsp;only&nbsp;boost&nbsp;his&nbsp;poll&nbsp;ratings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After&nbsp;the&nbsp;content&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;accusation&nbsp;was&nbsp;made&nbsp;public,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;strongly&nbsp;condemned&nbsp;Smith,&nbsp;the&nbsp;special&nbsp;prosecutor&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Justice,&nbsp;on&nbsp;his&nbsp;social&nbsp;platform&nbsp;&#8220;Truth&nbsp;Social&#8221;.&nbsp;And&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;rally&nbsp;in&nbsp;Georgia,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;charges&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;would&nbsp;go&nbsp;down&nbsp;in&nbsp;history&nbsp;as&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;worst&nbsp;abuse&nbsp;of&nbsp;power&#8221;.&nbsp;&#8220;Such&nbsp;a&nbsp;bad&nbsp;act&nbsp;of&nbsp;persecution&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;mockery&nbsp;of&nbsp;judicial&nbsp;justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&nbsp;declared&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;speech&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;force&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;destroy&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States.&nbsp;He&nbsp;said:&nbsp;&#8220;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;no&nbsp;doubts&nbsp;about&nbsp;this.&nbsp;This&nbsp;force&nbsp;is&nbsp;worse&nbsp;than&nbsp;Russia,&nbsp;China,&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;and&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;combined.&#8221;&nbsp;He&nbsp;said&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;force&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;enemy&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States,&nbsp;&#8220;including&nbsp;Marxists,&nbsp;socialists,&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;,&nbsp;communists,&nbsp;and&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;extremists,&nbsp;in&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;utterly&nbsp;corrupt&nbsp;President&nbsp;Biden,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fake&nbsp;Media,&nbsp;and&nbsp;those&nbsp;nominal&nbsp;Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&nbsp;said&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;crackdown&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;good&nbsp;for&nbsp;him,&nbsp;that&nbsp;is,&nbsp;his&nbsp;approval&nbsp;rating&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;rise.&nbsp;In&nbsp;March&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;year,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;was&nbsp;accused&nbsp;of&nbsp;paying&nbsp;&#8220;hush&nbsp;money&#8221;&nbsp;to&nbsp;porn&nbsp;stars&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;2016&nbsp;presidential&nbsp;election.&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;himself&nbsp;insisted&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;innocent,&nbsp;and&nbsp;his&nbsp;approval&nbsp;ratings&nbsp;did&nbsp;improve&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;subsequent&nbsp;polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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&nbsp;A&nbsp;day&nbsp;after&nbsp;being&nbsp;sued&nbsp;for&nbsp;possession&nbsp;of&nbsp;secret&nbsp;documents,&nbsp;former&nbsp;US&nbsp;President&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;made&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;accusation&nbsp;against&nbsp;the&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;Department.&nbsp;At&nbsp;a&nbsp;Georgia&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;rally,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;lawsuit&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;was&nbsp;purely&nbsp;politically&nbsp;motivated&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;his&nbsp;return&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;White&nbsp;House. Trump&nbsp;claimed&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;current&nbsp;President&nbsp;Biden&nbsp;has&nbsp;always&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;send&nbsp;his&nbsp;&#8220;most&nbsp;competitive&nbsp;political&nbsp;opponent&nbsp;to&nbsp;prison.&#8221;&nbsp;He&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;Justice&nbsp;Department&nbsp;had&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;&#8220;weapon&#8221;&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;government&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;charges&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;were&nbsp;&#8220;ridiculous&nbsp;and&nbsp;baseless.&#8221;&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;Trump&#8217;s&nbsp;first&nbsp;public&nbsp;response&nbsp;since&nbsp;the&nbsp;37&nbsp;charges&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;were&nbsp;made&nbsp;public&nbsp;on&nbsp;Friday&nbsp;. Trump:&nbsp;Allegations&nbsp;will&nbsp;only&nbsp;boost&nbsp;his&nbsp;poll&nbsp;ratings After&nbsp;the&nbsp;content&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;accusation&nbsp;was&nbsp;made&nbsp;public,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;strongly&nbsp;condemned&nbsp;Smith,&nbsp;the&nbsp;special&nbsp;prosecutor&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Department&nbsp;of&nbsp;Justice,&nbsp;on&nbsp;his&nbsp;social&nbsp;platform&nbsp;&#8220;Truth&nbsp;Social&#8221;.&nbsp;And&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;rally&nbsp;in&nbsp;Georgia,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;charges&nbsp;against&nbsp;him&nbsp;would&nbsp;go&nbsp;down&nbsp;in&nbsp;history&nbsp;as&nbsp;&#8220;the&nbsp;worst&nbsp;abuse&nbsp;of&nbsp;power&#8221;.&nbsp;&#8220;Such&nbsp;a&nbsp;bad&nbsp;act&nbsp;of&nbsp;persecution&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;mockery&nbsp;of&nbsp;judicial&nbsp;justice.&#8221; Trump&nbsp;declared&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;speech&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;force&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;destroy&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States.&nbsp;He&nbsp;said:&nbsp;&#8220;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;no&nbsp;doubts&nbsp;about&nbsp;this.&nbsp;This&nbsp;force&nbsp;is&nbsp;worse&nbsp;than&nbsp;Russia,&nbsp;China,&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea&nbsp;and&nbsp;Iran&nbsp;combined.&#8221;&nbsp;He&nbsp;said&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;force&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;enemy&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;States,&nbsp;&#8220;including&nbsp;Marxists,&nbsp;socialists,&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;,&nbsp;communists,&nbsp;and&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;extremists,&nbsp;in&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;utterly&nbsp;corrupt&nbsp;President&nbsp;Biden,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Fake&nbsp;Media,&nbsp;and&nbsp;those&nbsp;nominal&nbsp;Republicans. Trump&nbsp;said&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;crackdown&nbsp;is&nbsp;also&nbsp;good&nbsp;for&nbsp;him,&nbsp;that&nbsp;is,&nbsp;his&nbsp;approval&nbsp;rating&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;rise.&nbsp;In&nbsp;March&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;year,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;was&nbsp;accused&nbsp;of&nbsp;paying&nbsp;&#8220;hush&nbsp;money&#8221;&nbsp;to&nbsp;porn&nbsp;stars&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;2016&nbsp;presidential&nbsp;election.&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;himself&nbsp;insisted&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;innocent,&nbsp;and&nbsp;his&nbsp;approval&nbsp;ratings&nbsp;did&nbsp;improve&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;subsequent&nbsp;polls. 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