Ever since Donald Trump became the President of the United States for a second term this year, there has been a significant surge in confidence among the MAGA supporters who believe he represents them. Almost all of them think that they can act without the fear of consequences, as their orange overlord is safeguarding them. A recent incident has brought this belief to the forefront.
Currently, a video is circulating on social media platforms, including X (formerly Twitter), where an individual is behaving in a dismissive and insulting manner towards a judge who is listing the court charges against him, including drinking and driving. The defendant in the video repeatedly tries to interject as the judge reads out his offences, including the dates he must appear in court, and he refuses to admit to any wrongdoing. However, the judge consistently keeps him in check, continuing to provide the necessary information, suggesting that he has no way out except to face the consequences of his actions. There is a lot of back and forth between the two, but the interaction ultimately concludes with the wrongdoer, who seems to be a MAGA supporter based on his comments and behaviour, stating that he would have to get in touch with Donald Trump to resolve his situation. He then gets escorted out of the room by a guard. The exact words he utters in relation to Trump are as follows:
“I’ll contact Donald Trump if I have to…I guess I will be contacting Donald Trump.”
Many people who saw this video online were shocked by the blatant shamelessness displayed by the individual featured in the incident and pointed out how MAGA supporters have gained significant power under the current Trump administration and are misusing it for their selfish interests. People invoking Donald Trump’s name, likely in hopes of receiving a pardon for his offences, is not something new. In recent months, the dictator in chief has granted pardons to several individuals, including all those who incited the January 6 riots and participated in them; George Anthony Devolder Santos, who was convicted of wire fraud and identity theft; Changpeng Zhao who was imprisoned for breaching the Bank Secrecy Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; and Juan Orlando Hernández who was incarcerated for drug trafficking and conspiracy involving weapons. Besides pardons, Trump has also been actively protecting paedophiles, abusers, money launderers, and criminals of other kinds under his administration, and most of them happen to be his friends and/or devotees.
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