The Republican Party’s leading candidate in the 2024 race for president, Donald Trump, spent America’s Independence Day celebrating himself via his Truth Social platform.
He also posted a vulgarity about the current sitting president, attacked American institutions of law enforcement and justice, and American democracy itself.
President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July by watching the fireworks from the Truman Balcony at the White House, as he held hands with the First Lady, while their grandchildren and their parents enjoyed the performance.
On Wednesday, a still-furious Donald Trump, the only major GOP presidential candidate to not campaign on the 247th anniversary of our nation’s independence, unleashed another rage-filled and false attack on the country, suggesting Americans have no choice but to take to the streets to “protest the potential doom of the United States of America.”
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In his post, Trump lashed out at the President of the United States, the integrity of America’s elections, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Dept. of Justice, among others. He also criticized the DOJ Special Counsel investigating his alleged crimes – including his classified documents scandal for which he is facing a 37-felony count indictment – and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, including his actions surrounding the January 6 insurrection.
One day after July 4th, at 7:34 AM on his Truth Social platform, Donald Trump issued another call for “protest,” this time leaving out the “will be wild.”
In his all-caps rant, Trump suggested law enforcement has been “weaponized,” he baselessly alleged “massive prosecutorial misconduct,” falsely alleged “crime & inflation are rampant, our borders are open, our elections are rigged, our economy is in shambles, our energy independence is gone.”
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He also claimed, “our ‘leader’ is mercilessly mocked, & our country is being destroyed both inside & out,” although those are being done by the right, the far right, the religious right, Christian nationalists, white nationalists, white supremacists, and anti-government extremists.
Mediaite observed, “One can only presume that when Trump writes ‘OUR ‘LEADER’ IS MERCILESSLY MOCKED,’ he is making reference to himself — given that few have mocked President Joe Biden more relentlessly than Trump.”
“Trump, on several occasions of late,” Mediaite added, “has called for his supporters to hit the streets on his behalf. Such calls have gotten more scrutiny since Jan. 6 — although recent pro-Trump demonstrations have been very small.”
And then Trump, having “indicted” America, concluded by issuing his call to action: “do the people of this once great nation even have a choice but to protest the potential doom of the United States of America??? 2024!!!”
Watch the video of the Biden family, and see an image from Trump’s Truth Social post above or at this link.