New York (EFE) read the charges.
Trump arrived at New York’s LaGuardia Airport at 3:30 p.m. local time on Monday, and after a few minutes of preparations, he was seen descending the plane’s stairs alone, dressed in his usual blue suit with a red tie.
As soon as he got off the plane, he got into a van that, escorted by a dozen secret service or police vehicles, headed for downtown Manhattan via the Queens neighborhood and then Harlem.
Trump, surrounded by followers
Since 10 in the morning (15:00 GMT) Trump supporters have been stationed on both sides of the street waving their banners, to which some of the drivers who circulated there responded by honking their vehicle horns as a sign of support. .
“Vote Red or America is Dead” (Vote Republicans or the United States dies), read a banner carried by a Trump supporter on the bridge that connects the island of Palm Beach with the mainland.
More than 200 people with signs and US flags cheered Trump as he drove by in a car that was part of a caravan of more than a dozen headed for the airport.
Passing by where Trump’s people were, the vehicles, all black except one white, slowed down but did not open the windows, according to EFE.
The organization Club 47, which owes its name to the fact that Trump, who was the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, aspires to obtain a new term in the 2024 elections, called this “peaceful” demonstration on the way to the airport to say goodbye to the former president.
Statements upon his return
On Tuesday, after his appearance before the judge, he will return to Palm Beach, where he will make statements at his Mar-a-Lago mansion.
Trump is the first US president to be indicted for criminal offences.
62% of Americans approve of the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, according to a poll conducted by SSRS for CNN, which also found that three-quarters of Americans say politics had something to do with the decision to impeach Trump.
For 52% of those who think so, politics played an “important” role.
The poll revealed that the opinions of Americans are divided when it comes to qualifying Trump’s performance in the Stormy Daniels case.
For 37% what they supposedly did is illegal, for 33% it was unethical but not illegal, 20% do not know and 10% believe they did nothing wrong.
Tranquility at Trump Tower
Trump Tower, where former President Donald Trump plans to arrive in the afternoon prior to his appearance tomorrow before a judge in New York, showed an atmosphere of tranquility this morning.
Only the dozens of journalists stationed in front of the entrance with their television or photography equipment showed a sign of exceptionality, in addition to the meters and meters of metal fencing deployed by the New York Police (NYPD).
There were two NYPD vehicles at the same entrance, but the presence of uniformed officers was very discreet.
A demonstration by supporters of the former president called from a Twitter account is scheduled for 11 in the morning, without knowing what its scope may be.
