Trump describes 2024 election as ‘the final battle’ from podium in Waco

Former president honours January 6 rioters and delivers violent rhetoric in rally at Texas city during anniversary of Branch Davidian massacre

Donald Trump, the former US president, continued to invoke retribution and violence on Saturday when he used the first rally of his 2024 election campaign to rail against prosecutors weighing a criminal charge against him.

Efforts by Trump's team to steer a more conventional, disciplined candidacy have wilted in recent days as the 76-year-old unleashed words and images that - even by his provocative standards - are unusually dehumanising, menacing and dangerous.