From victim to ‘distraction’: reactions to Trump’s indictment fall along political divide

Ron DeSantis decried the alleged swamp mentality' while Nancy Pelosi said charges outlined sinister plot'

While Democrats and progressives welcomed Donald Trump's federal indictment on four charges relating to his attempted election subversion, the former president's chief rival for the 2024 Republican nomination rallied to his defense.

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor who is a distant second to Trump in primary polling, swiftly issued a statement that notably did not mention Trump by name.