Trump Urges Supporters to ‘Peacefully Protest’ as Trial’s Opening Arguments Begin

The former president issued the call on social media right before he entered the courthouse on Monday.
Trump Urges Supporters to ‘Peacefully Protest’ as Trial’s Opening Arguments Begin
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, flanked by lawyer Todd Blanche (R), arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court to attend his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, in New York on April 22, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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On the day opening arguments started in the so-called “hush-money” trial in New York, former President Donald Trump called on would-be demonstrators to “go out and peacefully protest” the case.

In a Truth Social post before he left for the courthouse on Monday morning, President Trump wrote that he wonders why pro-Palestinian demonstrators are allowed to “roam the Cities, scream, shout, sit, block traffic, enter buildings, not get permits, and basically do whatever they want” while pro-Trump backers are “rudely and systematically shut down and ushered off to far away ‘holding areas,’ essentially denying them their Constitutional Rights.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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