Trump fears “arrest” and Musk expects him to win the White House | Gulf newspaper

Former US President Donald Trump called, on Saturday, his supporters to protest, announcing that he would be arrested next Tuesday, due to allegations of paying money to a controversial actress before the 2016 elections, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the Republican majority, considered that what is happening with the former president “Political revenge.” Billionaire Elon Musk predicted that the former president would return with a landslide victory to the White House.

Trump wrote, in his account on his social platform, “Truth Social” on Saturday morning, “The main Republican candidate and former President of the United States of America will be arrested Tuesday. Pretend! Take back our country!”, referring to the “leakage” of information from the Manhattan Attorney General’s Office.

Trump added that he would be arrested on Tuesday, March 21, due to allegations that he paid actress Stormy Daniels to keep their relationship secret. Trump described those trying to arrest him as “very corrupt and politicized,” stressing that the alleged hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels is “a whole old fairy tale.”

US billionaire Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, predicted that Trump would end up in the White House in 2024 if he was indicted by prosecutors in Manhattan. “If this happens, Trump will be re-elected with a landslide victory,” Musk said on Twitter on Saturday.

Last week, Trump, the 2024 presidential candidate, was called upon to testify before a grand jury in Manhattan. His longtime assistant and former attorney, Michael Cohen, testified on Monday.

And if the accusations against Trump are proven true, he will become the first former president to face criminal charges.

Earlier, a report issued by Democrats in the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee revealed that Trump did not announce gifts he received from foreign governments between 2017 and 2020.

And Friday, Facebook and YouTube lifted the ban on Trump’s accounts, which have been in place since the beginning of 2021, after he was accused of inciting his supporters to storm the Congressional Building.

Trump launched his return to Facebook with a post on his page that included the phrase “I’m back.” He also added a short clip from a video announcing his victory in the 2016 presidential election, followed by promoting his campaign for the 2024 presidential election.