Donald Trump’s eldest son has declared the US a ‘third world s**thole’ in an hours-long Twitter meltdown after his father’s felony conviction.
Former president Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records after a very brief deliberation and will be sentenced on July 11.
Donald Trump Jr, 46, tweeted ‘bulls**t’ at 5.09pm on Thursday as the verdict was read out in Manhattan Criminal Court, and elaborated minutes later.
‘Guilty on all counts. The Democrats have succeeded in their years long attempt to turn America into a third-world s**thole. November 5 is our last chance to save it,’ he claimed.
There is no evidence for Trump’s daily claim that the prosecution was orchestrated by President Joe Biden or anyone in his administration.
Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Jr waves from his father’s motorcade as it travels between Trump Tower and Manhattan Criminal Court
Trump Jr declared the US a ‘third world s**thole’ in a hours-long Twitter meltdown after his father’s felony conviction
Trump Jr’s next move was to make the similarly unsubstantiated claim that the trial amounted to election interference.
‘Sentencing is 4 days before the GOP Convention…They’re not even trying to hide the ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!!’ he wrote.
The sentencing date is exactly six week from the date of his conviction, which is standard for criminal cases and can be pushed back by the judge.
Trump Jr continued with his father’s well-worn complaints about the case, this time about Judge Juan Merchan and his daughter Loren’s job at a political consulting firm that in the past did work for Democratic candidates.
‘This case was rigged from the start. Remember, the same hacks in the media demanding Justice Alito recuse himself because of a flag, have zero problem with the corrupt judge in this case being a donor to Joe Biden or his daughter making millions from Democrats!’ he wrote.
The slur that Merchan is ‘corrupt’ is also unsupported by any evidence.
Former president Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records after a very brief deliberation and will be sentenced on July 11
Trump Jr’s reference to US Supreme Court Justice Alito involves an upside-down American flag flying outside his house in the days after the January 6 insurrection, and the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag last year.
The flags are associated with the debunked conspiracy theory Trump and his fans continue to support that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Some of Trump’s opponents called for Alito to recuse himself from any cases related to Trump’s own alleged election fraud, for which he is being prosecuted in Georgia.
Alito has refused to recuse himself.
Trump Jr returned to this theme in a later tweet: ‘Because Merchan was never an impartial Judge who cared about the rule of law. He’s a full blown Democrat activist and Biden donor.’
Trump Jr then declared ‘this is what a 3rd world Banana Republic looks like’ – a line many of the ex-president’s supporters used in the hours after the verdict.
A banana republic (not the clothing chain) is a country with an economy almost entirely dependent on exporting its natural resources.
Typically, the country is in the tight grip of a ruling class that exploits the rest through close cooperation with the monopolies doing the exporting.
Trump Jr then shifted to a more hopeful, forward-looking tone, rallying his father’s supporters towards the presidential election.
‘We’re going to defeat The Swamp and Save America on November 5th,’ he wrote.
‘The left is willing to destroy our Republic to stop Trump and keep their power – On November 5th – Let’s show them that we won’t let them get away with it!’
Trump Jr’s reference to US Supreme Court Justice Alito involves an upside-down American flag flying outside his house in the days after the January 6 insurrection, and the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag last year (pictured)
Some of Trump’s opponents called for Alito to recuse himself from any cases related to Trump’s own alleged election fraud, for which he is being prosecuted in Georgia
Finally, Trump Jr retweeted a post comparing Trump’s conviction to the assassination of John F Kennedy in terms of historical importance.
‘This is 100% right,’ he wrote.
The charges Trump faces each carry a maximum potential sentence of up to four years in prison.
The trial included five weeks of dramatic evidence and 22 witnesses being quizzed on the stand.
The case is the first time a former US President has faced a criminal trial.
Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential candidate and is set to take on Joe Biden in November’s election.
It means the verdict could upend the 2024 White House race and prove a pivotal moment in the history of the United States.