Donald Trump seizes on FBI raid to boost 2024 White House bid
- Hours after his Mar-a-Lago home was searched by agents, the ex-president released a campaign-style video seeking to rake in dollars from supporters
- Trump and allies have moved swiftly to use the raid to stir up outrage and galvanise the Republican base
The FBI’s actions on Monday have arguably placed Trump in his political sweet spot, allowing him to claim that he is a victim of institutional forces trying to destroy him. The much-employed narrative again had Republicans rallying around him at a time when his grip on the party appeared to be slipping.
Trump and his allies on Tuesday wasted no time trying to stir anger and passion among his supporters, while also trying to rake in dollars off the raid of his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida.
“There is no mountain we cannot climb, there is no summit we cannot reach, there is no challenge we cannot meet,” Trump said in the new video, which included an extended critique of the Democratic Biden administration.
“We will not bend, we will not break, we will not yield.” The ad was followed by fundraising appeals highlighting the raid.
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FBI raids former US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
According to Reuters sources, FBI agents entered Trump’s home as part of an investigation into his removal of boxes of classified records from the White House when his term as president ended in 2021.