But on Fox Information, the cable channel that serves as the knowledge circulatory system for tens of millions of Republican main voters, the protection on Thursday was nearly universally aghast on the seven federal counts Mr. Trump is dealing with, even when the small print haven’t been made public but. The host Mark Levin referred to as “June eighth, the day of riot, not January sixth.” Breaking-news banners and repeated segments trumpeted Democratic apostasies and scandals, from Hillary Clinton to President Biden, that didn’t lead to prosecution.
Pete Hegseth, the Fox Information host, goaded Mr. Trump’s 2024 rivals to journey in solidarity to Florida, the place Mr. Trump mentioned he had been summoned to a federal courthouse subsequent week: “Each single Republican nominee needs to be down in Miami on Tuesday night time — standing behind — standing for justice within the nation, saying ‘I could also be operating for president’ — Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, whoever, Ron DeSantis — ‘however that is injustice.’”
Mr. Hegseth added, “I don’t assume they’ve an opportunity now contemplating what Trump is up towards.”
Consultant Nancy Mace of South Carolina, a Republican who at instances has been an outspoken critic of Mr. Trump, sounded an identical notice on the identical community. “I do consider tonight that Joe Biden simply secured Donald Trump’s nomination for Republicans in 2024,” Ms. Mace mentioned.
The best-ranking elected Republican in America, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was amongst those that solid unifying behind Mr. Trump as past parochial political issues.
“I, and each American who believes within the rule of legislation,” Mr. McCarthy wrote on Twitter, “stand with President Trump.”