The gloves were off as presumptive GOP presidential nominee took aim at Joe Biden ahead of their anticipated 2020 rematch in November.
He railed against Biden’s disastrous record and the way the U.S. has seen its reputation tarnished on the global stage.
As the New York Post reported:
“You could take the 10 worst presidents in the history of our country, and add them up .. and they haven’t done the damage to our country that this total moron has done,” Trump, 77, said to a cheering crowd of tens of thousands.
“He’s a fool, he’s not a smart man. He never was,” Trump said.
“He was considered stupid. I talk about him differently now because now, the gloves are off. He’s a bad guy … he’s the worst president ever, of any country. The whole world is laughing at him, he’s a fool.”
The former president also alluded to his own plethora of indictments, which allege he committed a variety of crimes before, during and after the 2016 and 2020 elections.
He blamed Biden, 81, for his legal troubles, saying, “You don’t do that to your opponents.
ADVERTISEMENT“It’s done in third-world countries, it’s done in banana republics, it’s not done in the United States of America.”
The sheer size of the crowd sparked widespread discussion on social media:
Holy shlit. This is the crowd for a Trump rally in Wildwood, a town in NJ with 5k residents.. 90 minutes before it starts:
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 11, 2024
The line at Trump’s rally in Wildwood is so long that it goes from the parking lot to the beach.
I’ve never seen anything like this.
Thank you to Judge Merchan, Judge Engoron, Leticia James, and Fani Willis. You just handed us 2024.pic.twitter.com/e6WL4T0dsH
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) May 11, 2024
WOW!!!!
Packed in like sardines.
Look at the size of the crowd at President Trump’s rally in Wildwood, NJ today!
This is incredible. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Donald Trump is the most dynamic Presidential candidate in US history.
Nothing compares to him. pic.twitter.com/x1EVTzevNh
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) May 12, 2024
🚨BOOM: 80,000 in attendance at President Trump's rally in Wildwood, New Jersey!
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 11, 2024
As one elected official in the state explained, per Fox News:
“We’re going to win New Jersey,” the GOP frontrunner told the crowd to exuberant cheers. U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., who briefly shared the stage with Trump, dubbed the event as the largest political rally in the state of New Jersey. A spokesperson for the City of Wildwood told the Associated Press she estimated there were between 80,000 and 100,000 people at the rally.
Trump devoted much of his rally to attacking his Democratic rival, President Biden, whom he called a “moron” and the “worst president that we’ve ever had.”
“As you can see today, we’re expanding the electoral map because … we’re going to win the state of New Jersey,” Trump said. “I think we’re going to win them all. All across America, millions of people, so-called blue states, are joining our movement based on love, intelligence, and a thing called common sense.”
ADVERTISEMENTTrump took aim at Biden’s economic and border policies.
“The Biden price hikes are continuing to drain over $1,000 from the typical New Jersey family budget every single month,” Trump said, noting that the price of everything from hot dogs, to chicken, to gasoline and bacon, has gone up because of inflation.
Here’s a clip from the hugely successful rally:
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