{"id":2256766,"date":"2024-05-31T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-leaders-rush-to-trumps-defense-after-guilty-verdict\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T13:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:49:42","slug":"world-leaders-rush-to-trumps-defense-after-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-leaders-rush-to-trumps-defense-after-guilty-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Global leaders unite in support of Trump following verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fworld-leaders-rush-to-trumps-defense-after-guilty-verdict%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=2256766&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--><p>The guilty verdict \u200dof former President Donald Trump on 34 counts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> has sparked global reactions. Nigel Farage criticized the verdict as a &#8220;disgrace,&#8221; while Keir Starmer\u2062 of Britain&#8217;s Labour Party respected the court&#8217;s decision. The Kremlin criticized \u2063the \u2064Biden administration, \u2064and leaders like Matteo Salvini and Viktor Orban expressed solidarity with Trump. Global reactions have surfaced following \u2062ex-President\u2062 Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200d guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Nigel Farage denounced the ruling,\u2062 Keir Starmer endorsed the court&#8217;s\u200c decision. The Kremlin censured the Biden administration, while Matteo\u2064 Salvini\u2064 and Viktor Orban showed support for Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>News\u00a0of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s guilty verdict on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3018093\/trump-guilty-in-manhattan-hush-money-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"34 counts\">34 counts<\/a> of falsifying business records has reverberated across the world \u2014 and now global leaders are weighing in. <\/p>\n<p>Some, like pro-Brexit campaigner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigel-farage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nigel Farage\">Nigel Farage<\/a> called the verdict a \u201cdisgrace,\u201d which was in marked contrast to leader of Britain\u2019s opposition Labour Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3013254\/keir-starmer-seems-set-to-become-uk-prime-minister-on-july-5-will-that-affect-us-relations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nigel Farage\">Keir Starmer,<\/a> who said his party \u201crespects\u201d the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Former President Donald Trump reacts as he walks back into the courtroom after a break during closing arguments in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump's hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">hush money trial<\/a> at Manhattan criminal court in New York, May 28, 2024. (Spencer Platt\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Kremlin said on Friday that the verdict demonstrated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Biden-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration<\/a>\u2018s efforts to eliminate\u00a0political opponents for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we speak about Trump, the fact that there is simply the elimination, in effect, of political rivals by all possible means, legal and illegal, is obvious,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. \u201cThat is evident to everyone, to the whole world, with the naked eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matteo Salvini, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-opposition-leader-gantz-to-form-unity-government-in-israel\/\" title=\"Netanyahu and Gantz to create unity government in Israel.\">current deputy prime minister<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Italy<\/a> and leader of the right-wing Lega party,\u00a0offered his \u201csolidarity and full support\u201d to Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>on X<\/a>, soon after Trump\u2019s guilty\u00a0verdicts were\u00a0read.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Solidarity and full support for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>, victim of judicial harassment and a process of political nature. In Italy, we are sadly familiar with the weaponization of the justice system by the left, given that for years attempts have been made to eliminate political\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matteosalvinimi\/status\/1796422237592953258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Salvini also called the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee a \u201cvictim of judicial harassment and a process of political nature,\u201d and said that Italians were \u201csadly familiar with the weaponization of the justice system by the left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hungarian Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/viktor-orban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Viktor Orban,\">Viktor Orban,<\/a> who has publicly endorsed Trump in the 2024 election, also rushed to his side, describing him as a \u201cman of honour\u2019 on social media. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs President, he always put America first, he commanded respect around the world and used this respect to build peace,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ve known President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> to be a man of honour. As President, he always put America first, he commanded respect around the world and used this respect to build peace. Let the people make their verdict this November! Keep on fighting, Mr. President!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orb\u00e1n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PM_ViktorOrban\/status\/1796426157761724526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Orban also echoed Trump\u2019s statement that American voters will \u201cmake their verdict this November.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Trump called the verdict a sham on Thursday and attacked the criminal justice system. He ticked off a list of grievances he claimed prevented him from getting a fair trial, including attacking the judge and Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alvin-Bragg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alvin Bragg<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Starmer, Britain\u2019s expected new prime minister and former head of the country\u2019s prosecution service, warned that the appeals process still needed to play out. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in an unprecedented situation,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m001zm86\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> Good Morning Scotland. \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt about that.\u201dHe added that Britain would be ready to work with whomever is elected president in November.  <\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s chief cabinet secretary\u00a0Yoshimasa Hayashi refrained from getting involved in another country\u2019s judicial matters. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER \">CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are closely\u00a0monitoring related developments and will continue to gather information,\u201d Hayashi, who has a role equivalent to chief of staff and was previously Japan\u2019s foreign minister. \u201cThe Japanese government is not in a position to make comments with presumption about the impact on the presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials from America\u2019s other traditional allies, like France, Germany, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Canada<\/a> have not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-pressure-biden-to-bring-home-former-marine-imprisoned-by-russia\/\" title=\"Republicans Pressure Biden To Bring Home Former Marine Imprisoned By Russia\">made public statements<\/a> on the case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world reacts to Donald Trump&#8217;s guilty verdict on 34 falsifying business records charges. Global leaders express mixed opinions; Nigel Farage criticizes as a &#8220;disgrace,&#8221; while Keir Starmer of Britain&#8217;s Labour Party adopts a contrasting stance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2256767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24068579176897-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2256766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24068579176897-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2256766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2256766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2256767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2256766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2256766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2256766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}