Arizona Trump supporters downplay the charges, hailing him as the nation's savior

Record ID: 1823670

  • Title: Arizona Trump supporters downplay the charges, hailing him as the nation's savior
  • Date: 7th June 2024
  • Summary: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 6, 2024) (REUTERS) PERSON HOLING BANNER RADING (English) “Trump 2024” SUPPORTERS HOLDING BANNERS DURING TRUMP RALLY (SOUNDBITE) (English) TEACHER, BRITT YVONNE JAMES, SAYING: “He built our economy. He does things. He's not a politician, he gets things done. I love him. He has a backbone of steel. He believes red, white and blue. And a
  • Embargoed: 21st June 2024 02:12
  • Keywords: Arizona Donald Trump Joe Biden Republican Party elections justice migration
  • Location: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
  • City: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001875406062024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Supporters of Donald Trump assert that he is the only one capable of addressing the problems they believe Joe Biden created during his presidency. They argue that the 34 criminal charges against Trump in his hush money case are merely a political strategy to prevent him from running in the next election. This sentiment was strongly expressed during a Trump rally in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday (June 6).
    It was Trump's first campaign event since a Manhattan jury on May 30 found him guilty on all 34 counts he faced of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment his former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election for her silence about a sexual encounter she says they had.
    Trump has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to appeal the verdict. On Thursday he called the trial "rigged."
    Trump lambasted Biden's latest effort to crack down on people crossing America’s southern border illegally, an asylum ban similar to restrictions Trump tried to implement when he was president.
    Trump made a hardline stance on immigration a centerpiece of his administration and has vowed a wide-ranging crackdown if reelected.
    Under Biden's order, migrants caught crossing illegally could be quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under the measure, which took effect on Wednesday (June 5).
    There are exceptions for unaccompanied children, people who face serious medical or safety threats and victims of trafficking, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
    Trump called Biden's measure "bullshit," eliciting a chant of "bullshit" from his friendly audience in Phoenix. Trump said he would rescind Biden's measure on his first day in office if reelected.
    (Production: Liliana Salgado, Jose Pablo Diaz)
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