Trump campaigns in friendly territory after appearing in court

The ex-president donald trump will meet this Friday night with some of his most ardent supporters in the very conservative state of Alabama (south), a day after appearing before a judge on a criminal charge in Washington.

The 77-year-old Republican tycoon views his few trips to the progressive-leaning US capital as a return to enemy territory.

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On Thursday he appeared before a judge for a preliminary hearing, accused of having tried to alter the result of the 2020 presidential elections. He has two other criminal cases pending: one for accounting fraud due to the payment of money to a porn actress to buy her silence and another for endangering national security with the negligent handling of confidential documents.

Despite this, he has the support of a large part of the Republican party for the nomination for the 2024 presidential elections.

This Friday night you will enjoy a Republican dinner at montgomerythe capital of the state of Alabamawhere he won by a landslide in 2016 and 2020.

The six Republicans this state sends to the House of Representatives in Washington They already supported his candidacy in the primaries.

Trump leads his main Republican rival for the primaries, the governor of Florida Ron DeSantisby 39 points, according to the survey aggregator FiveThirtyEight.

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Source: Elcomercio

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