Trump says Americans couldn’t ‘stand’ to see him in prison

Donald Trumpaddressed his conviction on 34 felony charges and claimed that Americans would rise up in his defense should he be thrown in prison during an interview that aired Sunday on Fox News.

Taking his first questions after a verdict was reached in his trial on Thursday, Trump spoke to three co-hosts of Fox & Friends Weekends as he turned to the relatively friendly territory of Fox News to give his reaction. The ex-president once again lashed out at prosecutors for bringing the case and wrongly accused President Joe Biden of orchestrating the various criminal prosecutions he continues to face.

He also suggested that the American public would reach its “breaking point” were he to be incarcerated for his crimes. He was found guilty of falsifying business records with the purpose of hiding a hush money scheme involving a porn star at the height of the presidential election, which prosecutors said was an illegal method of aiding his campaign. The former president has vowed to appeal. He could potentially face a maximum of four years in prison for each or any of the 34 counts.

“I don’t know that the public would stand it. You know, I don’t… I’m not sure the public would stand for it. I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point,” said the former president.

There’s no evidence that Americans are widely up in arms about the conviction of the former president on criminal charges.A YouGov poll released shortly after the verdict found that about half of all Americans agree with the jury’s verdict, while smaller segments of the population disagreed or were unsure about the ruling.

But Trump is likely hoping that his supporters will continue to put pressure on the legal