At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the 'Gestapo'

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden’s management to nan concealed constabulary unit of Nazi Germany successful remarks astatine a private, closed-door philanthropist retreat connected Saturday afternoon.

The erstwhile president’s comments came arsenic he was talking astir his ineligible troubles, attacking nan prosecutors successful nan cases and bemoaning nan caller indictments successful Arizona of respective of his erstwhile apical aides, on pinch 11 alleged clone electors from nan 2020 election. 

“These group are moving a Gestapo administration,” Trump said, according to audio of nan luncheon provided to NBC News. “And it’s nan only point they have. And it’s nan only measurement they’re going to triumph successful their opinion.”

“Once I sewage indicted, I said well, now nan gloves person to travel off,” Trump added, saying Biden is “the worst president successful nan history of our country. He’s grossly incompetent. He’s crooked arsenic hell. He’s nan Manchurian candidate, he accepts monolithic amounts of money from China, from Russia, from Ukraine and galore different countries. He’s a crook.”

The erstwhile president added that he doesn’t fto his ineligible troubles fuss him excessively much.

“If you attraction excessively much, you thin to choke. And successful a way, I don’t care. It’s conscionable you know, life is life,” he said. 

He did admit, however, that he was amazed erstwhile he was indicted. 

“Once I sewage indicted, I said, Holy s---. I conscionable sewage indicted. Me. I sewage indicted,” Trump said. 

He besides called Jack Smith, nan typical counsel prosecuting 2 national cases against Trump, a “f---ing a--hole.” 

The Biden run did not instantly return a petition for comment. 

Trump made his remarks astatine his Mar-a-Lago nine Saturday afternoon, arsenic hundreds of donors are gathered down present for nan Republican National Committee’s outpouring retreat.

The erstwhile president has had constricted run clip arsenic he's had to walk 4 days a week sitting successful a Manhattan courtroom for his criminal trial there, related to hush money payments to an big movie prima astir nan 2016 election.

Among nan featured guests a number of imaginable vice statesmanlike candidates, including South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. 

At nan luncheon, Trump brought each these guests — isolated from Noem, who near early, according to 2 group successful attendance — on stage, on pinch a number of different elected officials, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. 

Trump besides said he’d let anyone who donated $1 cardinal connected nan spot to travel up to nan stage. Two group took him up connected nan offer, including 1 female who declared: “Donald J. Trump is nan personification that God has chosen.”

Dasha Burns, Abigail Brooks and Olympia Sonnier are reporting from Palm Beach, Florida; Henry J. Gomez from Cleveland, Ohio; and Amanda Terkel from Washington, D.C. Alec Hernández and Nnamdi Egwuonwu are successful Palm Beach.