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Former President and Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, says that every new indictment against him is increasing support for him, which is also confirmed by recent polls.
But, as Voice of America correspondent Cindy Saine reports, some other polls point out that Mr. Trump has some weaknesses in the general presidential election. To win, in addition to the Republican nomination, he must defeat independent candidates and Democrats.
This week in Fulton City Hall, District Attorney Fannie Willis announced a fourth indictment against former President Donald Trump, this time over allegations that he tried to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election in Georgia, which he lost to Democratic rival Joe Biden.
During his speech at a campaign rally in early August in Alabama, Mr. Trump called the indictments "ridiculous" and said they would only increase support for him.
"Every time they file an indictment, the support for us increases. We need one more indictment to close this election. One more indictment and this election is closed. Nobody stands a chance," he said.
According to a poll by the news agency 'Associated Press' and the Center for Research on Public Relations 'NORC', conducted before the filing of the lawsuit in Georgia, 74 percent of Republicans support Mr. Trump for the presidential election next year.
But 53 percent of all Americans polled say they won't support him, while another 11 percent say they 'probably won't support him in November 2024.'
Mr Trump is also facing lawsuits in Washington, New York and Florida. That could weaken any candidate, but not necessarily Mr. Trump, an expert told VOA.
"I wouldn't be surprised if we see Donald Trump take advantage of this process and try to use it to get press attention, because in many ways, his presidential campaign is the trial in Fulton, the trial in Washington, and the trials in New York. and Florida," says Professor Anthony Michael Kreis.
Another pundit told VOA he is troubled by the failure of most Republican leaders to hold Mr. Trump accountable and distance himself from him after allegations of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
“Nëse republikanët futen në garë me Donald Trumpin si kadidatin e tyre, gjithçka mund të ndodhë. Sidomos sepse demokratët do të kenë një pothuajse 82 vjeçar që kandidon për një mandat tjetër - me gjithë respektin për të dhe shpresoj se ai do të jetojë deri në 100 vjet”, thotë analisti politik Larry Sabato.
Disa amerikanë thonë se mosha e kandidatëve kryesorë është shqetësuese. Zoti Biden është 80 vjeç, ndërsa zoti Trump është 77.
Ish Nënpresidenti në administratën e zotit Trump, Mike Pence është gjithashtu në garë për emërimin e republikanëve për president.
Ai thotë se zoti Trump u përpoq ta detyronte atë të përmbyste rezultatet e zgjedhjeve, në prag të sulmit të 6 janarit më 2021 në Kapitol.
"That day, President Trump asked me to put it on the Constitution. But I chose the Constitution and I always will. "I truly believe that anyone who puts themselves above the Constitution should never be president of the United States," Mr. Pence said.
Mr. Trump is trying to delay the trials until after the 2024 election, but some experts say it is in the voters' best interest to know before the election whether he will be found guilty, especially on charges related to efforts to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, for the first time in American history. /VOA
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