{"id":1908402,"date":"2023-04-01T11:26:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-gather-near-mar-a-lago-to-support-former-president-after-indictment\/"},"modified":"2023-04-01T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T15:32:02","slug":"trump-supporters-gather-near-mar-a-lago-to-support-former-president-after-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-supporters-gather-near-mar-a-lago-to-support-former-president-after-indictment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Supporters Gather Near Mar-a-Lago to Support Former President After Indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-supporters-gather-near-mar-a-lago-to-support-former-president-after-indictment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1908402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>On the Southern Boulevard Bridge near Mar-a-Lago, Debbie Macchia and other Trump supporters gathered to show their support for the former president. Amid the bougainvillea-draped pink walls and beautiful Spanish tile rooftops less than 100 yards away, Donald Trump is presumably contemplating strategies for his April 4 indictment in Manhattan. However, the former president only needs to look through his backyard to the Southern Boulevard Bridge, where the Brigade People have sustained a near-constant presence for seven years.<\/p>\n<h2>The \u201cBridge People\u201d<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5164879\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/01\/id5164879-The-Bridge-People-copy-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Debbie Macchia, from Boynton Beach, Fla., and her friend, Mark, waved their Trump flags on the Southern Boulevard Bridge between West Palm Beach and Palm Beach, Fla., on March 31, 2023. (John Haughey\/The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBridge People\u201d have become a hard-core group that has sustained a relationship with Donald Trump throughout his presidency. Macchia said that Trump knows them and will find comfort in their unwavering loyalty during these uncertain times.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a dozen supporters gathered on the bridge to show their support for Trump while reporters from News Nation, Politico and Reuters were also milling around. If Trump calls, the brigade is ready to line the roadways leading in and out of Palm Beach with his supporters.<\/p>\n<h2>The Passionate Supporters of Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5164885\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/01\/id5164885-Xenos-1-Ci-copy-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Chris Xenos, a former \u201chardcore punk\u201d musician of Margate, Fla., is an ardent supporter of Donald Trump. (John Haughey\/The Epoch Times)<\/figure>\n<p>Chris Xenos, a former \u201chardcore punk\u201d musician of Margate, Fla., is another vocal supporter of Donald Trump. Xenos credited former President Barack Obama for igniting his fire in politics. Donald Trump\u2019s campaign struck a chord with Xenos because he believed that it was time to run America like a business. He was so invested in Trump that he quit his job to work for the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Xenos is not a regular at the bridge, only showing up a couple of times each year. Still, he drops everything to let Donald Trump know that he\u2019s got support from ardent supporters like him.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cA Team That Doesn\u2019t Quit\u201d<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5164892\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/01\/id5164892-Arnold-in-podcast-copy-1200x1800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Derek Arnold, of Ocala, Fla., live podcasts while waving his flags on Southern Boulevard Bridge near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, F<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALM BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Debbie Macchia comes to the Southern Boulevard Bridge to wave flags, sing patriotic songs, and enjoy a fellowship she\u2019s never felt before. Less than 100 yards away is Mar-a-Lago, with its bougainvillea-draped pink walls and Spanish tile rooftops. Its waterfront coconut palms sway in the bright, breezy afternoon sun. 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