Former President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday during a campaign speech to the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women that he’s been targeted by his enemies through indictments for “standing in their way” and because of his front-runner status in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
“Let’s assume someone else took this position,” Trump said in an extensive address to the members attending the New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women Lilac Luncheon in Concord. “They’d go after them just as tough, or tougher. They’re crooked people.”
Trump, who is facing a state indictment filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg concerning business records and a federal indictment in the courts in Florida for his handling of classified information, insisted that the charges are coming because “the swamp is getting truly desperate.”
“They want to take away my freedom because I will never let them take away your freedom,” Trump said to the audience. “They want to silence me because I will not let them silence you. … In the end, they’re not after me; they’re after you. I’m just standing in their way.”
Trump noted that the polls continue to show him as the clear front-runner, including one from Morning Consult that put him at 57% to 19% over his closest competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Trump also railed against President Joe Biden, and said the 2024 election is the “most important battle of our lives.”
