Former President Donald Trump told partygoers at a New York Young Republican Club event that the charges against him “opened Pandora's box” and that Joe Biden should be “very careful what you wish for.”
Speaking at Saturday night's event, Trump told a crowd chanting his name that Biden “has opened a Pandora's box that will never allow our country to be the same.”
“All I can say to Joe is be very careful what you wish for, but you did a terrible thing,” former President Trump said in his speech.
The event was hosted at Cipriani's flagship location on Wall Street in New York City, where approximately a thousand guests gathered, including notable Republicans Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz.
“I'm being sued for you. These are not charges in the traditional sense of the word. These are Biden charges against their political opponent,” Trump said at the event.
Former President Donald Trump told partygoers at a New York Young Republican Club event that the charges against him 'opened Pandora's box'
Trump spoke at Saturday night's event at Cipriani's flagship location on Wall Street in New York City
The crowd chanted Trump's name and responded to his remarks with rapturous applause
The former president is currently facing 91 felony charges from four separate state and federal investigations.
“I'm the first man ever indicted whose poll number went up,” he said before comparing himself to infamous gangster Al Capone.
Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, promised to win the White House in the 2024 presidential election. He even said he would win Democrat New York.
“We're going to take New York,” Trump told a rapturous audience.
“I believe we have a great opportunity… With hundreds of thousands of people living on the sidewalks and streets and illegal aliens and a state like no one thought possible.”
Trump also attacked his rivals, mocking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as “DeSanctimonious” and his former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as “birdbrain,” the post reported.
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Col.) and Andrew Giuliani were featured during a VIP cocktail hour before the main event.
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon also bought his own table for the event, where individual tickets cost about $700 per person.
In a hypothetical vote between just the two candidates, Trump would receive 47 percent of the vote, compared to Biden's 43 percent
President Biden's approval rating has fallen, leaving him four points behind Trump
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in Nantucket during the Thanksgiving holiday shortly after Biden's 81st birthday
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani sat at a table with his former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
It comes as a new poll shows Donald Trump could beat Joe Biden in next year's presidential race.
President Biden's approval rating has fallen, leaving him four points behind former President Trump, according to him a Wall Street Journal survey of 1,500 registered voters.
In a hypothetical vote between just the two candidates, Trump would receive 47 percent of the vote, compared to Biden's 43 percent.
Trump's lead rises to 6 points, 37 percent to 31 percent, when five potential third-party and independent candidates are included.
The survey found widespread dissatisfaction with the president's policies, including his economic agenda and concerns about his age.
President Biden is also facing the challenge of a new indictment filed this week against his son Hunter.
The scandal-affected first son (left) is already facing a weapons charge in Delaware
Between 2016 and 2020, Hunter reportedly spent more than $683,000 on “diverse women” and nearly $400,000 on “clothing and accessories.”
The Justice Department filed new criminal charges against Hunter Biden in California on Thursday
The Justice Department filed nine new criminal charges against the younger Biden on Thursday.
All nine charges relate to taxes, including two charges of filing a false tax return, one charge of tax evasion, four charges of non-payment and another two charges of failing to file returns. The costs cover the tax years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Prosecutors allege President Joe Biden's son spent millions on an “extravagant lifestyle” while avoiding taxes for years. The Justice Department says Hunter faces up to 17 years in prison.
The 53-year-old also faces a maximum of 25 years in prison on gun crimes in Delaware in the second trial that could have a devastating impact on his father's 2024 campaign.
The indictment states that despite receiving millions in personal income and financial support from a friend, Hunter “spent the money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing and other items of a personal nature, in short '. , everything except his taxes'.