Defiant Trump says he 'did nothing wrong' and will 'never' drop out of 2024 race after indictment

Defiant Trump says he 'did nothing wrong' and will 'never' drop out of 2024 race after indictment [ad_1]

Former President Donald Trump flatly denied any wrongdoing following his historic indictment in an interview with Fox News's Tucker Carlson Tonight on Tuesday.

"It was a horrible thing because I did nothing wrong. Absolutely nothing wrong," Trump said from his Mar-a-Lago residence.

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Trump also made it clear: He's not dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. "I'd never drop out," he said. "It's not my thing. I wouldn't do it."

Trump faces 34 criminal charges after a grand jury indicted him over a 2016 hush money payment scheme. Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse last week. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.

"This is all weaponization. They're weaponizing our justice system," Trump told Carlson during the interview about his legal woes.

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Also on Trump's mind? His rising poll numbers. A Morning Consult poll released Tuesday showed Trump garnering 56% of Republican primary voter support, while only 23% supported Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

In more legal news, Trump will reportedly return to New York City on Thursday for a deposition related to New York Attorney General Letitia James's civil fraud lawsuit against Trump and his three adult children.

In the wide-ranging interview, Trump spent considerable time discussing foreign policy. Trump criticized the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, including Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"These are idiots we're dealing with. They left $85 billion worth of equipment behind. They left our American citizens behind, and they moved the military out first," Trump said. "No, you move the military out last."

Trump also spoke at length about the risks of nuclear war. "I consider it to be the single greatest threat the world has, far greater than global warming, like not even a contest," Trump opined.

Trump also praised Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "brilliant man."

"If you went all over Hollywood to look for somebody to play the role of President Xi, you couldn't find it. There's nobody like that," Trump said. "The look, the brains, the whole thing. We had a great relationship."

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