“The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed,” Joe Biden reassured an anxious nation at a press conference Friday. The funny thing is he didn’t mean that as a punchline.

Of Donald Trump’s absurd conviction on 34 misdemeanor-upgraded-to-felony charges last Thursday, Biden rambled a few other things about how Trump “was given every opportunity to defend himself” and how the case “was heard by a jury of 12 citizens” who “after careful deliberation … reached a unanimous verdict.” Then he warned, “And it’s reckless, it’s dangerous, and it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict.”

I’d be surprised if anyone is calling the verdict rigged just because they don’t like it. Millions of Americans know it was rigged and are calling it as they see it. The verdict was a predetermined outcome ensured by a highly partisan DA with a history of downgrading nearly everyone else’s felonies and a judge who donated to Joe Biden just to show he’s a team player. Oh, and the jury pool was chosen from 85-15 Democrat Manhattan.

It’s not because I “don’t like the verdict.” I say it was rigged because — wait for it — IT WAS RIGGED! https://t.co/5bkhdF3An1

— Nate Jackson | Patriot Post (@NatriotJackson) May 31, 2024

As for complaining about court rulings, Joe Biden bragged about ignoring the Supreme Court so he could transfer student loans to taxpayers anyway. Talk about reckless and dangerous.

There was some speculation before the verdict that Biden would make a big speech about it. Instead, he dedicated a couple hundred words to it to open a press conference focused on Israel and Hamas. Other than surrogates outside the courthouse and everywhere in mainstream media, Biden will limit the perception among low-information voters that he is behind the verdict, especially as his son Hunter goes on trial beginning today.

Yet Biden’s PR hacks at the Associated Press have no such consideration. Here’s one illustrative headline: “Trump’s attacks on US justice system after his conviction could be used by autocrats, say experts.” The AP wants readers to think that Trump is just like Vladimir Putin, first up in its “story.” The reality is that Putin and others like him will take any opening to discredit America, and Biden’s goons in New York handed them the perfect opportunity on a silver platter.

As for Trump, he kicked off a fantastic weekend with his own press conference on Friday, which received wall-to-wall coverage from every television network. “I’m honored in a way,” he said sarcastically. “It’s not that it’s pleasant. It’s very bad for family, it’s very bad for friends and businesses. But I’m honored to be involved in it because somebody has to do it. And I might as well keep going and be the one.”

He is, he added, going up against “the worst president in the history of our country” and “the dumbest president we’ve ever had.” Trump just says what millions are thinking and saying themselves.

On Saturday night, Trump made an appearance at UFC 302 in Newark, New Jersey, and received a thunderous ovation from the crowd. He’d already held massive rallies in Jersey and even the Bronx recently.

He also got a huge “ovation” of sorts on social media. After reversing his position on banning TikTok because doing so would only help Facebook, Trump joined the Chinese-owned, leftist-dominated platform and immediately soared to 3.6 million followers. His lone video has more than 63 million views as of this writing. Biden joined TikTok in February and currently has 345,000 followers, less than 1/10 as many as Trump.

Trump knows culture is king, whereas Biden’s “big cultural moment” was that, er, “Let’s go Brandon” chant.

Since that Manhattan jury handed down the guilty verdict, Eric Trump says his father’s campaign has raised over $200 million. In fact, noted Jazz Shaw, “Both of the primary Trump fundraising websites crashed under the strain for a brief time.”

Looking ahead, the “experts” all seem to agree that because Trump is a first-time offender, he won’t see jail time. Who are they kidding? Nothing about this persecution has proceeded normally, and if you think Democrats were like kids in a candy store over the guilty verdict, just wait until they can snap a pic of Trump in jail. That’s exactly where they’re going to put him.

Democrats usually love felons. Not this one.

Finally, Patriot Post readers know the score, as do any Americans still possessing their sanity. Unfortunately, the mainstream media has a massive audience, and most Americans pay little attention to politics. When they do, “convicted felon” may not sit well. A Morning Consult poll says that almost half of independents think Trump should drop out of the race now.

When low-information voters see and hear that Trump is a “convicted felon” while ordering their latte at Starbucks, the question is whether they’ll care more about the words “convicted felon” or the exorbitant prices they’re paying in Joe Biden’s America.

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