Former US President Donald Trump is in the process of rehabilitating his arrest in Georgia on Thursday in a bid to rebrand it to his advantage.
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Like Vladimir Putin, who many experts said on Wednesday had a flair for staging, Donald Trump has so far managed to dictate the appearance of his arrest himself, experts analyze.
“The spectacular thing is that Donald Trump used the trial for partisan purposes. And so he fully accepts this victim role, which he tries to project onto his electorate,” analyzes TVA Nouvelles. Emmanuelle Latraverse.
Indeed, as the allegations mount, Trump seems able to use them to add weight to his narrative, Ms. Latraverse adds.
Paul Larocque nuances the situation: “For example, there is a small element. In Georgia, his trial will be televised, and there he will not be the director of what will happen.
“And I can’t wait to see it, because Americans are going to see the evidence, which they think is extensive,” stresses Mr. Larocque.
Mario Dumont agrees with his panelist.
“Let’s remember what we are talking about in Georgia. “It’s recorded,” he emphasizes, cutting out every syllable of that last word.
“We can listen to the excerpt, it was recorded and asked the election commissioner (…) to get him 11,800 votes.” It’s not trivial. It’s extremely serious. It is inconceivable that he can still be a political candidate today.”