- Donald Trump said he doesn’t care too much about his numerous legal troubles, NBC News reported.
- The former president spoke at a luncheon during the RNC’s spring retreat in Florida.
- He also compared the Biden Administration to the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police force.
Donald Trump told attendees at a private donor event in Florida on Saturday that he wasn’t too bothered about his numerous legal troubles.
Speaking about his criminal indictments during a luncheon at Mar-a-Lago, the former president said: “If you care too much, you tend to choke. And in a way, I don’t care. It’s just, you know, life is life,” NBC News reported, citing audio of the event.
Nevertheless, Trump told those in attendance that he was shocked when he first found out he had been indicted.
“Once I got indicted, I said, Holy shit. I just got indicted. Me. I got indicted,” Trump said, per the report.
Last month, Trump made his first appearance in court for one of his four criminal cases, facing 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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During the Mar-a-Lago event, Trump also took the opportunity to hit out at Democrats, saying they were “running a Gestapo administration,” referencing the Nazi secret police force.
“And it’s the only thing they have. And it’s the only way they’re going to win in their opinion,” he said.
“Once I got indicted, I said, well, now the gloves have to come off,” Trump continued, adding that Biden was “the worst president in the history of our country. He’s grossly incompetent. He’s crooked as hell. He’s the Manchurian candidate, he accepts massive amounts of money from China, from Russia, from Ukraine, and many other countries.”
The luncheon was part of the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) spring retreat in the Sunshine State. Hundreds of people came together for the event, and several donated $40,000 or more, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the fundraiser.
Trump also brought up several potential vice president candidates onstage, NBC News reported, including South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and Florida Rep. Byron Donalds.
Sources familiar with the retreat’s itinerary told CNN that attendees first gathered for a welcome reception featuring House Speaker Mike Johnson, RNC cochair Lara Trump, and House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik.
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