Donald Trump called Joe Biden ‘ stone cold criminal’ and Mitch McConnell and ‘absolute worst in his speech the at Waco, Texas rally. He also said that “2024 is the final battle, that’s going to be the big one.”

Trump held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday in Waco. In an extraordinary display, the former president opened his rally by playing a song Justice For All. The song features a choir of men imprisoned for their role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol singing the national anthem and a recording of Trump reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

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In his speech, Trump defended the insurrectionists and railed against prosecutors, including those overseeing multiple investigations of the former president.

‘You will be vindicated and proud. The thugs and criminals who are corrupting our justice system will be defeated, discredited, and totally disgraced,” Trump said.

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Trump said his ”enemies are desperate to stop us,” and ”our opponents have done everything they can to crush our spirit and to break our will.”

He also said that they have failed and only made him stronger. Trump added that 2024 is the final battle and it’s going to be the big one. “You put me back in the White House, their reign will be over and America will be a free nation once again,” he said.

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Trump’s rally comes amid the 30th anniversary of the Waco siege, a  51-day standoff and deadly siege between U.S. law enforcement and the Branch Davidians. The siege resulted in the deaths of more than 80 members of the religious cult, and four federal agents and has become a touchstone for far-right extremists and militia groups. Trump did not make any references to Waco’s history, telling the crowd he told Patrick he wanted to hold his rally in a place with overwhelming support.