Supporters flocked to Mr. Trump’s mansion to protest the FBI raid
(Dan Tri) – Many supporters came to play music and wave flags outside former US President Donald Trump’s family villa in Florida to protest the FBI raid on his home on the morning of August 8.
Protesters gathered outside Mr. Trump’s residence on the evening of August 8 (Photo: AFP).
As noted by NBC, immediately after news appeared that FBI agents raided the Mar-a-Lago private villa of former US President Donald Trump’s family on the morning of August 8, many supporters flocked here to visit.
The crowd grew larger and larger, they shouted, honked car horns, played loud music and waved flags outside the mansion.
One supporter criticized the FBI raid as a `witch hunt`.
A Trump supporter (Photo: Getty).
Supporters flocked to Mr. Trump’s mansion to protest the FBI raid
Supporters flocked outside Mr. Trump’s private villa not long after he said a group of FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago early on the morning of August 8, even breaking into his family’s safe to save money.
`My home in Florida was surrounded and raided by a large group of FBI agents. This has never happened to a US president. This unannounced raid was inappropriate and unnecessary, in my context.
The New York Times quoted several knowledgeable sources as saying that the raid may be related to documents that Mr. Trump illegally brought out of the White House when he left office in early 2021. The US National Archives has
The raid faced harsh criticism from Republican lawmakers.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said: `The raid is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against political opponents.` House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy warned on Twitter:
The governor of South Dakota also called the FBI raid `unprecedented`. The raid took place just a few months before the US midterm elections scheduled to take place next November.