'Time to put America first': Cheer inside Biden campaign HQ after guilty verdict in Trump's hush money trial divides Internet

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE: Staffers at Biden's campaign headquarters in Wilmington reportedly burst into cheers upon hearing the news of the verdict, which declared former President Trump guilty on all counts, on the evening of Thursday, May 30, as reported by ABC's White House correspondent Mary Bruce.

Bruce said on-air moments after the jury concluded Trump's historic and unprecedented criminal trial by finding him guilty of falsifying business records on all 34 counts, according to Fox News.

"Our team has heard that there were cheers inside the Biden headquarters in Wilmington as the verdict was read," Bruce said.

A video circulating online by the Lincoln Project shows a group of people gathered listening to the news, erupt in cheers as they heard the verdict. While this video is not of the alleged Biden campaign headquarters, it shows a group of people intently listening to the news only to erupt in cheers and whoops once they heard the news that Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts. 

Joe Biden's 2024 campaign emphasized Trump's threat to democracy

Following the unanimous guilty verdicts, Biden's 2024 re-election campaign did not waste any time in publicly responding, stating shortly after the conviction that "the threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater."

Michael Tyler, the director of communications for Joe Biden's campaign, stated, "Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain."

But Tyler emphasized that "today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box. Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president."

"He is running an increasingly unhinged campaign of revenge and retribution, pledging to be a dictator ‘on day one’ and calling for our Constitution to be ‘terminated’ so he can regain and keep power," Tyler's statement continues.

He argued that "a second Trump term means chaos, ripping away Americans’ freedoms and fomenting political violence – and the American people will reject it this November."

Donald Trump claims trial was rigged

Speaking to the media after the decision, Trump referred to it as "disgraceful," claimed that the trial was "rigged," and stated that the "true verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people," alluding to his rematch with Biden for the presidency.

Although Biden has "been very careful in the last weeks not to comment on this trial," Bruce reported that her sources have indicated that "that will now change."

"Obviously, these guilty verdicts are a political gift to Democrats, a political gift to the president," she continued.

She added, "He is now running against a convicted felon -- but don't expect the president to completely upend his campaign messaging because of this I'm told. This verdict is not now going to somehow become the centerpiece of his messaging to the American people."

Bruce stated that in order to avoid "feeding in to that narrative that this was somehow a witch hunt concocted by President Biden," Biden does not want to appear "over celebratory" with the verdict.

"He has been adamant that he has nothing to do with this…what you can expect the president to do though, is to continue to argue that Donald Trump, he believes, is unfit to serve and he will make the argument that ultimately it is up to voters to decide Donald Trump's future because even if he does face any kind of prison…that is unlikely to happen before an election," she said.

"So he is going to make the argument that this untimely comes down to the ballot," she went on to say.

Internet says Trump 'shouldn’t be allowed to run for president'

As soon as the video went viral on social media, users strarted sharing their reactions. A user wrote, "Good bye and he will not be missed!!!!! He shouldn’t be allowed to run for president."

Another user added, "So many guilty verdicts that they almost had to cut to commercial."

The third commentator said, "It's absolutely awesome and amazing!"

One remarked, "not only is the verdict awesome but watching all the MAGAts lose their minds is awesome too."

Other person stated, "I had a similar reaction... at first. The time for gloating is over tho, that will only make his supporters dig their heels in deeper. Time to put America First."

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