Donald Trump, who faces criminal charges as he prepares to run for president again, said during a campaign rally in Iowa on Sunday that he would rather die by electrocution than be eaten by a shark if he found himself on a rapidly sinking electric-powered boat. boat.
the Guardian article According to the 77-year-old former US president, he addressed these matters in his speech at the Otoma settlement. He talked about batteries for electric-powered boats while recounting a conversation he allegedly had with a boat builder in South Carolina.
“If I was sitting there and that boat sank and I’m sitting on top of the battery and the water starts pouring in, I’d be worried, but then I look 10 meters to the left and there’s a shark, so it’s a shark. The choice between electrocution and a shark. Do you know what I would choose?” “Electroshock,” Trump said. “I choose electrocution every time, okay?”
Trump has said several times before that he’s not a big fan of sharks. Meanwhile, another lawsuit against Trump began Monday in New York state court, where he is accused of financial fraud related to his family’s company. But in addition to that, legal proceedings are still ongoing against him in quite a few other cases.
As for the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, the indictments did not actually affect Trump’s chances. The former president enjoys a significant advantage over his Republican rivals in opinion polls. In addition, US law does not prevent convicted people from running for president, so Trump could escape from prison.
However, the indictments may still make it difficult for Trump, as all four trials are expected to take place in parallel next spring, and Trump will have to go to court in the middle of the Republican primaries rather than campaigning.
