Donald Trump on Saturday claimed in the wake of his federal indictment that the new charges have dramatically increased his standing in the polls, and boosted his fundraising.
Trump, who made history by becoming the first former president to be hit with a federal indictment when he was charged with 37 counts in connection with the storage of classified documents, told the Georgia audience that his polls are "way up" since the indictment was filed. This was his first speech after the indictment was announced, and it isn't clear if any formal public polls have been released since that time.
Trump first claimed that his administration solved all the country's problems, from taxes to inflation to war, before touching on the indictment, which he called "ridiculous and baseless." He accused President Joe Biden (D) of trying to jail his chief "political opponent."
"As far as the joke of the indictment, it's a horrible thing, a horrible thing for this country," he said. "The only good thing about it is that it's driven my poll numbers way up. Can you believe it?"
He added that the "fundraising is through the roof," but noted that that aspect is "less important."
"But I will tell you, it's driven us right through the sky."
He claimed that, if he wasn't beating the Republicans and Democrats in polls, there would be no "witch hunt" prosecution.
