Former President Donald Trump pulled no punches in condemning the Biden Administration’s indictment while addressing the Georgia Republican convention on Saturday, comparing it to Stalin’s Soviet Union. He went on to state that America must “destroy the communists” in order to be saved.
“This baseless indictment of me by the Biden Administration’s weaponized department of injustice, will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country,” Trump said. “Many people have said that, Democrats have even said it.”
“This vicious persecution is a travesty of justice. You’re watching Joe Biden – when you think of it, Biden is trying to jail his leading political opponent, an opponent that’s beating him by a-lot in the polls,” he continued. “Just like they do in Stalinist Russia, or Communist China; no different.”
Former President Trump speaks for the first time since his indictment:
“Biden is trying to jail his leading political opponent…just like they do in Stalinist Russia.” pic.twitter.com/0DgsSGMjoU
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 10, 2023
The former president went on to say that in order to save America, the people must “destroy the communists.”
“At the end of the day, either the communists win and destroy America, or we destroy the communists. Because that’s what they are,” Trump declared.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "At the end of the day, either the communists win and destroy America or we destroy the communists." pic.twitter.com/EcBZ8MRpS4
— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) June 10, 2023
The GOP frontrunner also vowed to “never yield” following the Biden Administration’s federal indictment.
“Everyone knows I’ve put everything on the line and I will never yield, I never yield,” Trump told the crowd. “I will never be deterred; I will never stop fighting for you.”
“I didn’t need this, I had a great life,” he said sarcastically, drawing laughs. “People said, ‘would you do it again,’ well the answer is yes, because we’re going to make America great again.”
TRUMP: “I will never yield…I will never be deterred. I will never stop fighting for you.”
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) June 10, 2023
The speech comes days after a grand jury empaneled by special counsel Jack Smith opted to indict Trump on several federal charges, including mishandling of classified information and obstruction of justice. The Biden Department of Justice broke with more than 200 years of protocol in becoming the first administration to criminally charge a former president and chief political rival.