Former President Donald Trump’s recent legal battle has not stopped him from returning to the campaign trail with fervor, suggesting potential trouble for President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.
The trial, which resulted in a felony conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records, has seemingly only emboldened Trump, according to reports. Despite spending long hours in a Manhattan courtroom for six weeks, Trump managed to lead massive rallies in traditionally Democratic strongholds such as the South Bronx, New York and Wildwood, New Jersey.
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There’s an old adage about not poking a sleeping bear.
Joe Biden & the rest of the tyrannical swamp never have heard that adage, they have no idea what they have just done.
— Thomas Weaver (@ThomasW39947729) June 1, 2024
Moreover, polls from these deep-blue states have shown surprising pro-Trump momentum. An Emerson College poll of New York voters, for instance, showed Biden holding only a six-point lead over Trump, a marked decrease from the 23-point lead Biden held in the 2020 election. Similarly, in an Emerson College poll of New Jersey voters, Biden held only a five-point lead over Trump.
The legal ordeal has resulted in significant outrage among Trump’s supporters, driving record-breaking contributions to his campaign. Meanwhile, as Biden staged a campaign event featuring actor Robert De Niro outside the Manhattan courthouse, voters were reminded of the trial’s overtly political purpose.
With a scheduled debate against Biden, Trump is poised to expand the electoral map, emerging as the presidential front-runner, according to legal experts and polling averages.
As the 2024 election approaches, the former president’s return to the campaign trail signals potential trouble for the current administration.