Leftists and Democrats are giddy with unbridled joy as Trump’s indictment looms

The impending arrest of former President Donald Trump has sparked backlash from the former president’s critics on social media.

After Trump announcement via Truth Social on Saturday morning that he would be arrested on Tuesday following an investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, several critics of Trump have responded derisively on social media.

Actor George Takei wrote a sarcastic message on Twitter:

Who of us hasn’t been part of a scheme to pay a porn star money on the eve of a national election, then hide those payments illegally?

If they can come for Trump, they can come for you!

Who of us hasn’t been part of a scheme to pay a porn star money on the eve of a national election, then hide those payments illegally?

If they can come for Trump, they can come for you!

—George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 18, 2023

Social media influencer and rabid Trump critic Brian Krassenstein wrote on Twitter that Trump “will be reserved and fingerprinted as any suspected criminal is.”

BREAKING: Fox News is now reporting that authorities are preparing for an arrest and indictment of Trump.

Trump must be furious that even his biggest supporters are talking about his impeachment.

He will be reserved and his fingerprints like everything pic.twitter.com/8gBjUCIFRI… https://t.co/9oRzfsBQ6u

—Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 17, 2023

Left-leaning journalist Aaron Rupar noted the disconnect between Trump’s impending arrest and planned campaign activities.

“In the past two hours, we have learned that Trump intends to surrender to authorities if charged and also plans to hold a rally next weekend in Waco. Normal presidential campaign stuff,” he wrote in a tweet.

In the past two hours, we learned that Trump reportedly plans to surrender to authorities if charged and also plans to hold a rally next weekend in Waco. Normal presidential campaign stuff.

—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 17, 2023

Former anti-Trump Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL) wrote in response to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA):

You break the law, you go to jail.

Whomp whomp marj.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) alleged that Trump publicly announced both the upcoming arrest and August raid of Mar-a-Lago to promote “acts of violence in his name.”

It was Donald Trump who announced to the world that the FBI had raided his home to recover top secret documents. And it was Donald Trump who announced to the whole world that he would soon be arrested. His goal is acts of violence in his name. And we must be ready to protect ourselves from it.

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) March 18, 2023

Similarly, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called Trump’s post “reckless” and said the former president’s message was to “keep us in the news and stir up trouble among his supporters”.

Whatever the Grand Jury decides, its review is clear: No one is above the law, not even a former President of the United States.

The former president’s announcement this morning is reckless: she does so to keep abreast of current affairs and to foment unrest among her supporters.

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 18, 2023

After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) described the upcoming arrest as “an outrageous abuse of power” and “politically inappropriate” Amy McGrath, Kentucky’s 2020 Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath, the Democratic candidate for the 2020 Senate election, responded, calling the speaker “weak” and spineless.

Here we go again – the reaction to Trump’s latest display of madness by the weakest and most spineless president in history.

Perhaps we will one day see a decent Republican Party committed to the constitution and the rule of law.

It’s not that day. https://t.co/TtGquwLdCA

— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) March 18, 2023

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) also scoffed at the speaker’s message, suggesting McCarthy was “cowering to Trump and MTG.”

Wow… so much for the “law and order party”

Hey, @SpeakerMcCarthy here’s an idea 👉🏽 👉🏽👉🏽 Worry about governing and take a break to curl up in front of Trump and MTG.

No one is above the law. #Facts https://t.co/cxcLih1efD

— Adriano Espaillat (@RepEspaillat) March 18, 2023