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Thousands Rally Against Trump during Campaign Speech

Thousands Rally Against Trump during Campaign Speech
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By Staff, Agencies

US President Donald Trump delivered another attack against leading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during a campaign speech in Minnesota, as thousands of anti-Trump protesters rallied against the Republican president nearby.

As he faces an impeachment probe provoked by his unprecedented calls for Ukraine and then China to assist in finding damaging information about his political rivals, Trump continued to attack Biden and his son Hunter on Thursday at an election rally in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota.

Trump’s allies accused Biden’s son, without evidence, of illegally profiting off his father’s office.

He said Biden “was only a good vice president because he knew how to kiss Barack Obama’s ass.”

Trump and his campaign speech was the first since Democrats began impeachment proceedings two weeks ago to remove him from office.

The expanding impeachment probe is perhaps the most serious threat to Trump’s presidency, and the White House has so far failed to contain the crisis.

Thursday's political rally served as a proving ground for the president as he tries to use the impeachment inquiry to energize supporters for his 2020 campaign by casting himself as victims of Washington Democrats.

During the speech, Trump spent little time defending his attempt to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate the Bidens. Instead, he described the impeachment probe as a battle between him and the establishment Democrats.

“They want to erase your vote like it never existed,” Trump said. “They want to erase your voice, and they want to erase your future.”

“The Democrats’ brazen attempt to overthrow our government will produce a backlash at the ballot box the likes of which they have never ever seen before in the history of this country,” he added.

Trump called Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Democratic from Minnesota, “a disgrace” and an “America-hating socialist.” He also said US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest ranking Democrat in Congress, was “really stupid.”

Thousands of protesters converged on Target Center hours before Trump’s appearance, eventually packing the streets surrounding it. Many were chanting “Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!” — referring to Trump.

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