Six days after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump today said ruling Democrats should stop “weaponising the justice system” and calling his political rival the “enemy of democracy”.
“In an age where our politics so often divides us, now is the time to remember that we are fellow citizens, we are one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” Trump said after accepting the Republican Party’s nomination for the presidential election later this year.
He said, “We must not criminalise dissent and demonise political dissent, which is happening at a level never seen before. In this spirit, the Democrat Party must immediately stop weaponising the justice system and demonising its political opponent as the enemy of democracy.” “In fact, I am the one saving democracy for the people of my country,” the former president said while addressing the gathering in Milwaukee.
“They must stop this partisan hunt that I have been battling for almost eight years, and they must do so without any delay,” he said, referring to the criminal cases filed against him.
“If they used that talent to help our country, our country would be stronger and better off,” Trump said.
Thanking his family members for their support, he said, “He’s probably received more subpoenas than any person in the history of the United States.” “Every week, he gets another subpoena from the Democrats, crazy Nancy Pelosi and the whole thing is just bang, bang, bang. They have to stop this because they’re destroying our country. We have to work to make America great again,” he said.
Ms Pelosi is a senior Democratic leader who has previously served as Speaker of the House of Representatives
Seeking the support of Americans, the 78-year-old leader said, “Tonight, I ask for your partnership, your support and I humbly ask for your vote. Every day, I will strive to honor the trust you have placed in me and I will never let you down.” Appealing for unity, he also said he was running for “all of America, not just half of America.”
Reiterating his stance on the immigration issue, he said that America was heading towards “collapse” because of the immigrant “invasion”.
“We have an illegal immigration crisis that’s going on right now, while we’re sitting in this beautiful area. It’s a massive invasion on our southern border that has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease and destruction to communities throughout our country.”
