Republicans cry foul: FBI raid could re-tighten Trump’s grip on party
by J Oliver Conroy from US news | The Guardian on (#62AZH)
Trump's influence seemed to be waning - but the sight of federal agents searching Mar-a-Lago has rallied Republicans
The FBI's raid on Mar-a-Lago on Monday has galvanized the American right, raising the prospect that Donald Trump's grip on the Republican party could strengthen at a time when the former president had been losing it.
After Trump announced in a statement that his resort and residence was currently under siege, raided, and occupied", angry supporters rushed there to protest as police with rifles looked on. All the media are against Trump, and I'm fed up with it," a supporter holding a sign saying Fake news" told a Reuters reporter.
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