Trump slams 'bulls**t' criminal case against him in rare DOJ speech as he vows crackdown on his enemies

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump went on a spirited rant decrying criminal cases against him while speaking at the Department of Justice on Friday, March 14, reported The US Sun.

The event marked the first time a POTUS addressed the DOJ in a decade. However, Trump did not hold back from tearing into his political opponents and the previous administration, even on this prominent occasion.

Donald Trump calls out ex-POTUS Joe Biden's DOJ

After Trump secured the White House in the 2024 general election, the federal case pursued against him for allegedly trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election by the DOJ under his predecessor Joe Biden was reportedly dismissed.

Bringing up the subject, the 78-year-old claimed, "I promised my wife not to use bad words, but the case against me was bulls**t."  

He went on to demand that the "deranged" prosecutors and "scum" who investigated the case against him be arrested, adding, “These are people that are bad people, really bad people. The people who did this to us should go to jail.”

However, he did praise Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case against him in 2024. Trump observed that she was "strong and tough" and "the absolute model of what a judge should be."

Donald Trump accuses journalists criticizing him of being corrupt

While praising Judge Aileen Cannon, Trump argued against criticizing federal judges, saying, "They take such abuse and very simply they are afraid of bad publicity. It probably should be illegal."

He went on to voice a similar opinion on the subject of his critics, which included journalists.

"I believe that CNN and MSDNC (MSNBC), who literally write 97.6% bad about me, are political arms of the Democrat Party," Trump said at the DOJ. "And in my opinion, they are really corrupt, and they are illegal. What they do is illegal."

Cracking down on drugs and corruption

During his speech at the DOJ, Trump was reportedly flanked by signs that read "fighting fentanyl in America." As he slammed the "four long years of corruption" under the presidency of Joe Biden, Trump vowed to crack down on crime and drugs in the United States.

The POTUS announced that his administration spent millions on anti-drug advertisements, as a result of which he expects fentanyl overdoses to drop by half.

He did share a light moment when he arrived to speak at the DOJ, accompanied by Attorney General Pam Bondi. The latter pointed out his presidential portrait hanging in the Justice Department's Great Hall, to which Trump joked, "Oh wow, he looks like such a nice person. That's a rough picture. That's a rough picture."

Internet slams Donald Trump for calling cases against him 'bulls**t'

Netizens trolled Trump on the social media platform X over his aversion to criticism and being prosecuted over allegations. The following tweets demonstrate their takes.

"He can say that—but it doesn’t make it true," wrote a user.

"Well, that was one of the charges. But I think they got you on 34 of the other ones," shared another.

"Not surprising at all," jibed a third.

"What an absolute embarrassment," jibed a fourth.

"Yeah right. That's why he delayed instead of contesting any of them on the merits," mocked a fifth.

"He’s truly in la la land," said another.

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