Former US president also accuses Biden of "stealing" $10 million from China
Former president Donald Trump slammed incumbent President Joe Biden in Las Vegas on Saturday, accusing him of corruption and incompetence before departing for a UFC event with Dana White, actor Mel Gibson, and others.
The 2024 presidential candidate addressed the nation's economy, crime, and border issues while addressing the Republican volunteers, bringing up another potential candidate for the White House, Ron DeSantis.
Biden, according to the 77-year-old, is a "corrupt, incompetent
leader who has been compromised by China and Ukraine."
He said
that DeSantis is "highly overrated and has no personality."
The
US president was harshly criticised by Trump, who declared that "the gloves
are off" and accused him of stealing "$10,200,000 from China."
"We
have a corrupt, incompetent leader in the White House. And I wouldn't have
said this a few weeks ago," he said.
"He's totally compromised. In history, there has never been a
scandal like this," said the former president, who has been indicted two
times in several cases, including hush money payment and retaining
classified documents at his residence.
While turning his guns on
DeSantis, Trump said: "I'm not a big fan of his and he's highly overrated.
He's highly overrated."
"Remember, he's the one that wanted to
cut Social Security. He's the one that wanted to raise the minimum wage, and
he voted on this," the former president said.
"This isn't just and the one thing you have to remember when a
politician comes out with an initial plan and then they go into a corner
because they're getting killed because he's getting killed," he added.
Moreover,
hinting at an electoral challenge in Nevada, Trump said: "We have a big job
to do. This has been a hard state. I really believe it's a Republican state.
This is the most important election in the history of our country."
After
leaving the White House, former president Trump was charged with 37 counts
of illegally keeping classified documents.
Last month, he
appeared in front of the Miami federal courts to answer to federal charges
of improper handling of US government secrets.
A Manhattan grand
jury indicted him in a case involving hush money and adult film star Stormy
Daniels, and months later he was charged for the second time.
However,
Trump denied all charges and accused the Democrats of launching a "witch
hunt" against him, saying that the indictments were "politically
motivated".
"One of the saddest days in the history of our
country. We are a nation in decline," Trump posted on his Truth Social
platform as he was driven to court, repeating his regular accusation of a
"witchhunt!"
He could be punished with up to 10 years in prison,
conspiracy to obstruct justice, making false statements, and other offences.
