
Donald Trump, amid his ongoing hush money trial, on Wednesday (May 1) took the opportunity to campaign in Wisconsin and Michigan, and slammed his Democratic rival President Joe Biden.
Trump's speeches maintained his typical flair, blending criticismof the Biden administration with personal grievances over his legal challenges.
Blasting his Democratic rival Biden during a speech in Freeland(Michigan), Trump, as per AFP, said: "Every single thing he touches turns to s**t."
SlammingBiden for his "incompetence" which Trump said had brought the planet "to the brink of nuclear war," the former US presidentclaimed he was the only one who could"prevent World War III".
In Waukesha, Wisconsin, Trump focused on Biden's economic and immigration policies, which he argues have been detrimental to the country.
Slamming Biden for being too passive about the ongoing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the US, he accused the President of allowing the country to be "invaded" by migrant hordes.
The ex-president shifted gears in Michigan and intensifiedhis rhetoric with sharp language and accusations, including claims that Biden is orchestrating the 88 felony charges against him.
"I've got to do two of these things a day," he told a sea of supporters at his Michigan rally.
"You know why? Because I'm in New York all the time with the Biden trial -- a fake trial that all of the legal scholars say is a disgrace," he claimed.
"I have come here today from New York City where I'm being forced to sit for days on end in a kangaroo courtroom with a corrupt and conflicted judge enduring a Biden Sideshow trial at the hands of a Marxist district attorney," he complained.
Throughout the rallies, Donald Trump's legal woes were a central theme; he portrayed the New York trial as a "fake trial" and criticised the judiciary, claiming a lack of evidence for the charges against him.
This trial, where Trump is accused of making 'hush money' payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, marks the first time a former US president faces criminal charges.
Despite the legal challenges he faces, Trump, speaking to the press outside the Manhattan courthouse, has repeatedly sought to use the spotlight to reiterate his narrative of being a victim of political persecution.
(With inputs from agencies)