Former President Donald Trump is leading an unprecedented election campaign in the country's history, as he travels to the states… and to the courts.
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Some might think that courtrooms are a bad place for anyone aspiring to become the strongman in the world's largest economy, but this is not the case.
Donald Trump currently enjoys impressive popularity among American voters, so much so that the question arises whether trials and prosecutions are not working in his favor.
Journalist and TV presenter Stephane Biro stated in an interview with TVA Nouvelles 22h that in 2022, just fifteen months ago, many analysts believed that “Trump’s star had faded and that he would be nothing more than a shadow of himself” when the candidates were not elected. The stars who supported him, particularly in Arizona.
“There were many assumptions at the time that it was over for Donald Trump, especially since we had a new star among Republicans, Ron DeSantis, who was re-elected in Florida with a comfortable majority.” Relates to the office mr.
In fact, Ron DeSantis was expected to succeed Donald Trump as leader of the Republican Party.
Trump and the courts
Stefan's office points out that Donald Trump's renewed popularity actually coincides with the beginning of his legal troubles.
“Every time new accusations were made, his popularity rose, to the point that when we were a few days before the Iowa caucuses, we would rather double than go to the campaign trail — and that was very important to him because it was the first caucus where he 'could To prove that he is strong – twice, instead of going to Iowa, he chose to go to trials in which he was absolutely not obligated to attend, knowing full well that it would have an impact,” Mr. Pirro analyzes.
According to many analysts, Donald Trump has embraced the rhetoric of victimhood, willingly playing with the narrative that he will be persecuted.
Ironically, Friday's conviction, during which he was ordered to pay several hundred million dollars in fines, may be good news for him. In the short term, it's painful – he'll have to deposit money, even if he appeals – but in the short term, too, it's fuel [politique]”, explains Stefan.
One thing is certain, Donald Trump will have the opportunity to put this political strategy to the test because he will have to spend six weeks in court in New York from the end of March due to a criminal trial.
To know Stefan Biro's full opinion, listen to his analysis in the video at the beginning of the article.
