Ex-U.S. President Trump on Saturday indicated that he would still be gunning for political office in the nearest future after declaring that his political movement ‘has only just begun’ which many believe is not unconnected to his Political ambitions.
Trump was reacting Saturday to his acquittal by the Senate on a charge of inciting insurrection, leading to the storming of the Capitol by his supporters on 6 January when he dropped the slight hint.
The Ex-President thanked his legal team for ‘upholding justice and defending truth.’
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Speaking further, he said ‘Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun. In the months ahead, I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people,’
However, seven Republican Senators, against Trump in a vote that ended, 57-43 on whether to convict Trump of high crimes and misdemeanours for ‘wilfully inciting violence against the Government of the United States.’ A two-thirds vote was needed to find Trump guilty.
The seven Republicans who voted to convict him sent the signal it is time to move on in as loud a way as possible.
But the vast majority of Republicans did not, for a range of reasons that includes Trump’s power within the party.
In the statement, Trump gave his ‘deepest thanks‘ to the Republicans in the Senate who he said, ‘stood proudly for the Constitution we all revere and for the sacred legal principles at the heart of our country.’
‘I also want to convey my gratitude to the millions of decent, hardworking, law-abiding, God-and-Country loving citizens who have bravely supported these important principles in these very difficult and challenging times,’ Trump concluded.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
