faithfuls gather outside Tower on the eve of his rumored arrest trends now

faithfuls gather outside Tower on the eve of his rumored arrest trends now
Trump faithfuls gather outside Trump Tower on the eve of his rumored arrest trends now

Trump faithfuls gather outside Trump Tower on the eve of his rumored arrest trends now

A group of Donald Trump loyalists gathered outside of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon - on the eve of the former president's rumored arrest.

As the small group die-hard Trump fans, mainly New Yorkers, stood in the sun waving flags and voicing support, small clashes broke out with those in support of his indictment.

Trump faces criminal charges for $130,000 in payments his former lawyer sent to porn star Stormy Daniels toward the end of his 2016 campaign. 

Prosecutors say the payment violated campaign finance laws, and was made to silence Daniels about an affair with the business titan.

On March 18, the former president declared that he would be arrested on the 21st and issued a rallying call for his supporters to protest the matter. 

A group of Trump loyalists gathered outside of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon on the eve of the former president's rumored indictment

A group of Trump loyalists gathered outside of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon on the eve of the former president's rumored indictment

Jeffrey Shinko (right), 64, and Tina Dudson (left), 62, clashed on the issue of whether Donald Trump should be arrested for alleged payments to porn star Stormy Daniels

Jeffrey Shinko (right), 64, and Tina Dudson (left), 62, clashed on the issue of whether Donald Trump should be arrested for alleged payments to porn star Stormy Daniels

Dion Cini, 54, founder of TrumpSwag.com, stood outside Trump Tower on Monday afternoon. He is pictured here eating what he described as a 'Trump burger'

Dion Cini, 54, founder of TrumpSwag.com, stood outside Trump Tower on Monday afternoon. He is pictured here eating what he described as a 'Trump burger'

Dion Cini, 54, is the founder of TrumpSwag.com, a company that manufactures MAGA political swag. 

Cini, a native of New York, said he though the indictment of Trump was wrong but expected the move would only boost his ratings, referring to a 'Trump Bump'.

'The good news is it's a win win, no matter what happens tomorrow,' said Dion. 'I call it the Trump bump. No matter what happens tomorrow, there's a 10-15 point bump in Trump's ratings.'

'If they if they arrest him, he gets a Trump bump. If they don't arrest him, he gets a Trump bump' he said. 

Dion criticized the Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who is rumored to have orchestrated the indictment and who said on Saturday that his office would not be intimidated by Trump's rhetoric.

'The DA should be arresting criminals,' said Dion. 'Even subway, jumping the subway, that's where the law in New York should start, and they're trying to use Trump as a case for hush money.'

'Hush money is legal. It's severance pay,' he said. 'They won't use the word bribery because they know hush money is legal,' he said.

Cini also commented on the small turnout of protestors on the eve of the rumored indictment. 

'Today, it just another day. We get more cameras today, that's it. The media scared the shit out of a lot of people that normally come here because they were told there's gonna be a riot,' he said.

Stephanie Lu, a 59-year-old Chinese-American woman, said she thought Trump's arrest would either end in a landside victory for the former president in 2024, or civil war. 'If there's a civil war I am fighting. I will fight with my life,' she said

Stephanie Lu, a 59-year-old Chinese-American woman, said she thought Trump's arrest would either end in a landside victory for the former president in 2024, or civil war. 'If there's a civil war I am fighting. I will fight with my life,' she said

Lu, who immigrated to New York from China more than 20 years ago, claimed Trump' attitude towards on crime and immigration resonated with her

Lu, who immigrated to New York from China more than 20 years ago, claimed Trump' attitude towards on crime and immigration resonated with her

There was a small police presence, and steel barriers had been laid out, but it was a largely peaceful scene on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower

There was a small police presence, and steel barriers had been laid out, but it was a largely peaceful scene

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