Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring
Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring Well, it actually happened. For the first time in U.S. history, a former president is facing criminal charges. A grand jury in New York voted to indict former President Donald Trump on charges related to hush money payments made to allegedly cover up affairs Trump had, multiple sources close to Trump confirmed to NPR Thursday. And the Trump GOP machine went right to work, rolling out a political playbook meant to insulate the former president with his base. It has appeared to work with them, but a unique divergence has emerged: While Trump has been strengthened with Republicans, his brand has become toxic with much of the rest of America. "This is Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history," Trump said in a statement Thursday night. He added that it was "an act of blatant Election Interference" that would "backfire" on Democrats, and he att...