Donald Trump to give remarks from Mar-a-Lago
Florida will be ground zero for Trumpism in 2022. Image via AP.

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The former President is expected to discuss his New York indictment.

Donald Trump will hold a short press conference in Mar-a-Lago after his arraignment. The former President will hold the event in Florida. He announced the event ahead of his expected surrender to New York authorities following an indictment.

Trump will deliver his remarks in Palm Beach on Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. That’s after his arraignment.

He is expected to address a New York grand jury indictment, reportedly on more than 30 charges related to business fraud. New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg has pursued an investigation stemming from accusations Trump paid porn actress Stormy Daniels hush money to conceal a sexual affair after his marriage to Melania Trump.

The indictment would mark the first time in history a former President has been criminally prosecuted. The events unfold after Trump already announced a third campaign for President.

From a political perspective, the news rallied Trump supporters. Trump’s campaign say he raised more than $4 million within 24 hours of news of the indictment.

Polls also show Trump growing his lead on Gov. Ron DeSantis in a potential head-to-head for the 2024 Republican nomination.

And notably, DeSantis has adjusted his own stance. When Trump first suggested he faced arrest, DeSantis defended him legally but said he would stay out of the matter and reminded voters of the “hush money” allegations.

After news of the indictment, DeSantis said Florida would refuse to assist in any extradition and called the prosecution a “weaponization of the legal system.”

Of course, Trump attorneys have suggested there will be no extradition and that Trump plans to fly to New York to surrender to authorities.

The former President has maintained his innocence, including denying an affair with Daniels.

“I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support you have given me against this assault on our Nation,” he wrote in a Truth Social post Saturday.

“Our once beautiful USA is now a Nation in Decline. Radical Left Thugs & Insurrectionists have taken over our Country, & are rapidly destroying it. They are using the levers of Law Enforcement, and have completely Weaponized the FBI & DOJ to Interfere with, Rigg, and Steal our once SACRED ELECTIONS. We are now living in a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY, but we will Come Back & MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Jacob Ogles

Jacob Ogles has covered politics in Florida since 2000 for regional outlets including SRQ Magazine in Sarasota, The News-Press in Fort Myers and The Daily Commercial in Leesburg. His work has appeared nationally in The Advocate, Wired and other publications. Events like SRQ’s Where The Votes Are workshops made Ogles one of Southwest Florida’s most respected political analysts, and outlets like WWSB ABC 7 and WSRQ Sarasota have featured his insights. He can be reached at [email protected].


4 comments

  • TJC

    April 2, 2023 at 11:26 am

    Perhaps Donald will give one of his patented “It’s not me they’re after, it’s you they’re after, and I’m the only one standing in their way” speeches. That would be good fun–it always works with his followers.
    But it is Donald they’re after. And he knows it. All criminals know.

  • Strip Mall Squatter Bill McSewer

    April 2, 2023 at 12:47 pm

    He will claim it’s all BS but he knows it wasn’t legal. “I just need you to find more votes than we have” is where he will run into the biggest problems. That and the violent riot. He’s the one who put himself in the spotlight. Just remember that.

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  • waking up

    April 3, 2023 at 8:11 am

    The Art of the Squeal! It’s always someone else’s fault Tramp. Famous for saying that he can grab em by the pussy or can shoot someone on the street and get away with it cuz he’s famous! Dodging the draft and then calling John McCane a loser because he got caught. Go inject bleach? As old P T Barnum said “there is one born every minute” – speaking of suckers. It’s funny to reflect on Tramp’s slow walk on that “very steep and slippery” ramp at West Point knowing that he was hoping that big turd would not slip out of his adult diaper! Gross. What a pathetic loser and cry baby Tramp is. Lock him up!

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