7 Muslim Traditions on Ramadan in Russia

Muslims in Russia are the second largest religion in Russia after the orthodox catholic. Muslim community in Russia has a variety of activities that can create tolerance between religious communities. Muslims in this white bear country have reached about 25 million Muslims. Every major Islamic religious day in Russia is festively celebrated with various local traditions.

In this religious ceremony is no longer ethnic, all together and celebrate the same religious day of Islam. For example, the celebration of the big day of Islam in the month of Ramadan. In the holy month for the Muslims there are various traditions that can strengthen tolerance in Russia. This article will discuss about 7 muslims traditiona on ramadhan in Russia.

Although the Russian state has a variety of ethnic but for religious matters especially Muslims will unite in organizing major religious activities as in the holy month of Ramadan. Various local traditions exist in organizing activities in the month of Ramadan. Here are 7 muslims traditiona on ramadhan in Russia.

1. Tradition to Eat in Chechnya

Various traditions in celebrating the holy month for Muslims in the month of Ramadan in various countries including Russia. Russia is a country that embraces freedom of religion and has a high sense of tolerance among religious people. One of the traditions in the month of Ramadan for Russian Muslims is to eat at checknya. One of the foods that are here and favored by Russian Muslims and of course kosher is chechen. This food is also delicious and nutritious is also the oldest food in caucasian.

Chechen cuisine is often served when breaking the month of Ramadan. Chechen is not much use cooking seasoning. This food uses a lot of flour and various stuffing in it. Food stuff can be either pumpkin or cottage cheese. This Chechen although not much use of spices but also use spices such as onion, garlic and pepper. Chechen cuisine contains a variety of vitamins and nutrients depending on the type of stuffing.

2. Held Impromptent Bazaar

One of the hallmarks of Ramadan is the impromptu bazaar in several cities in Russia. This impromptu bazaar sells various accessories or related to the needs of Muslims, such as Islam book, prayer equipment, perfume and other Islamic souvernir. Almost all mosques in Russia are chasing an impromptu bazaar, at least once a week.

3. Festival Reads the Qur’an

Duration of fasting in Russia is classified as long as about 17 hours in holding food and drink and things – things that break the fast. In waiting for time to break the fast, many mosques or communities of Muslims in Russia are organizing festivals reading the Qur’an.

In addition to reading festivals of the Qur’an, in some cities in Russia also often hold hafiz festivals or memorize verses of the Qur’an. This festival is in great demand by Muslims in Russia. This activity in addition to filling breaking time, but became the main goal for Muslims in Russia to love the Qur’an so that it can mengamalkannya moment in everyday life

4. All places are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages

Russian people are famous for the habit of consuming alcoholic beverages. Where alcoholic beverage is a beverage drink that is prohibited consumed at the time of fasting in Ramadan. Therefore, the Russian government has given a ban on traders to sell alcoholic beverages in the month of Ramadan. If there are traders who intentionally sell alcoholic drinks will be given a fine of 100 rubles. See also Most Popular Drinks in St.Petersburg During Ramadan

5. There is a ramadhan tent

In the month of Ramadan is often seen many tents in the area of mosques in several cities in Russia. Every day there are more than 600 people from different ethnicities and nations who gather in this tent only to break their fast. In this tent people wait to break their fast by holding various events such as the Qur’an reading festival for children. Visitors in this ramadhan tent are not only served traditional russian cuisine which is certainly kosher but also featured documentary film, listening to national music and songs sung by the artists from neighboring countries.

6. Pray at the Restaurant

This habit is often experienced by the Russian people, especially Muslims who run russia fasting in Ramadan. After breaking the fast, many russian Muslims who worship prayers, especially evening prayers at the restaurant is not in the mosque. One example is that many Syrians living in Moscow often worship at the Pasha restaurant located in Severniy. The place is also a lot of immigrants from the Eastern hemisphere who live, such as the people of Syria and Arab. By the way, as talking related to Mosque, you should know about the most famous Mosque in Moscow.

7. Breaking the Fast Together

As in Indonesia, in Russia there is also an iftar event together. This event is held in accordance with his group such as breaking the fast with colleagues or school friends. This shows the Muslims in Russia have a socialist spirit, a sense of good silahtamami and tolerance among religious people.

Thus a brief but profound explanation of the 7 Muslim Traditions on Ramadan in Russia phenomenon. For those of you who are curious about the ramadan situation in Russia then you should visit Russia in the month of Ramadan surely you will feel the difference.

German MP Calls to Expel US Troops – ‘They Don’t Actually Want Allies, Just Loyal Vassals’

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It’s time for US troops in Germany to go home, says one of the few remaining voices campaigning for the country to maintain its neutrality amid the conflict between Russian forces and the Zelensky regime.

An influential German legislator has called for the removal of US service members from the country’s borders in a rousing address commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan.

In a March 31 address, Left Party parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen acknowledged that while "the main burden in the fight against German fascism was shouldered by the Soviet Union… 400,000 US soldiers lost their lives" in the fight as well.

And although "we humbly bow before them" now, Dagdelen explained, "friendship with each other also means breaking with the existing relationship of extreme subservience by Germany on matters of US foreign policy" – a relationship which she noted is "marked by war, breaches of international law, and support of coups."

"And that is why," continued Dagdelen, "we also say: after 78 years, it is now time for US soldiers to go home," adding: "all other allies left Germany a long time ago."

Deutsch-Amerik. Freundschaft heute heißt, dass US-Soldaten aus #Deutschland abziehen & die #Atomwaffen mitnehmen.Meine Rede zu 75 Jahre #MarshallPlan

German- #USA Friendship today means withdrawing US soldiers & nuclear weapons from Germany. My speech today in the #Bundestag 👇 pic.twitter.com/FC7iFmdlVH

— Sevim Dağdelen, MdB (@SevimDagdelen) March 31, 2023

To this day, Dagdelen noted, "the US military bases behave like extraterritorial areas in which the [German] constitution does not apply."

US troops have committed a number of gruesome crimes on Germany soil – many of which have never been formally adjudicated. Just five weeks ago, a former US soldier was charged with the murder of Private Amanda Gonzales at an Army base in Hanau, Germany in November 2001.

But beyond the domestic criminality in Germany, she pointed out that Germany’s relationship with the American government means "assistance is provided in US wars – lethal drone strikes and torture flights in breach of international law."

Recalling the decision in 2010 for the US nuclear weapons to be withdrawn" from the country – a measure which she pointed out "has not been implemented" to this day – Dagdelen said "there was once a time when the Bundestag had more courage."

And while those times are "long gone," the German parliamentarian said she "stands by [her] position [that] the US nuclear weapons must go."

It’s a position that she seemed to acknowledge puts her at odds with the mainstream sentiments in German politics. "Now, Germany’s federal government allows itself to be pushed directly into the line of fire by the US with supplies of Leopard tanks," Dagdelen stated.

"Now, the federal government is refusing to support the international investigative commission" proposed by countries like China and Brazil which would look into "the terror attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines," she continued.

A recent bombshell report by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh implicated top Biden functionaries in last September's bombing of the main artery providing Germans with cheap Russian gas. But the American government has appeared to stubbornly resist any efforts to investigate the cause of the blast, including a recent UN motion to probe the attack which was supported by Security Council members Russia, China and Brazil but ignored by the US and Germany.

"The US administration gives the impression that they don’t actually want allies, just loyal vassals," observed Dagdelen.

But the West’s my-way-or-the-highway approach has come at a cost, the legislator noted, and now "fewer and fewer countries around the world are prepared to accept" this arrangement. "And that is good news," she added, because "the foundation for a shared friendship should be respect for human rights and international law."

"Why is the federal government refusing, even after 20 years, to condemn the US war of aggression in Iraq as a violation of international law?" Dagdelen asked.

"Why are you, [German Foreign Minister Annalena] Baerbock, not lobbying for the release of Julian Assange," the parliamentarian continued, noting that the jailed Wikileaks publisher "faces 175 years in prison in the USA for making US war crimes public."

"Why did you not offer asylum to the dissident Edward Snowden?" she concluded.

Trump plane takes off in Florida, heads to New York for court surrender

Former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally in Waco, Texas, on March 25. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

A plane carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump took off from a Florida airport bound for New York City on Monday as he prepared to face charges stemming from an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star before the 2016 election.

With New York taking security precautions and the mayor insisting any would-be rabble-rousers behave, Trump was due to surrender at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office on Tuesday and will likely be fingerprinted prior to appearing before a judge for an arraignment where he will plead not guilty.

Trump, a Republican seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. Trump has hired Todd Blanche, a prominent white-collar criminal defense lawyer and a former federal prosecutor, to lead his defense, said two sources familiar with the matter.

The specific charges in the grand jury indictment have yet to be disclosed. Trump has said he is innocent, and he and his allies have portrayed the charges as politically motivated.

A motorcade of several vehicles transported Trump from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach to the airport in nearby West Palm Beach. Trump and members of his entourage climbed a set of stairs and entered his plane, painted in red, white and blue with TRUMP in big letters on the side and an image of the American flag on the tail.

Earlier Trump said on social media he would go to Trump Tower in Manhattan after arriving in New York, then would head to the courthouse on Tuesday morning.

Before his plane departed, small groups of Trump fans waited to show their support at the airport and on his route to get there.

"Our country needs him," said Cindy Falco, 65, of Boynton Beach, Florida. "He's pro-God, pro-family and pro-country."

Falco predicted exoneration, saying: "Nothing is going to stick to him."

TRUMP RAISES FUNDS ON HIS INDICTMENT

Trump's campaign issued a fundraising email taking aim at the media's reporting on his indictment.

Remarks attributed to Trump in the email stated: "Our country has fallen. But I'm not giving up on America. We can and we will save our nation in 2024."

His campaign said Trump raised more than $4 million in the 24 hours following the news of his indictment.

A court official said the arraignment was planned for 2:15 p.m. (1815 GMT) on Tuesday. Trump then will return to Florida and deliver remark from Mar-a-Lago at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday (0015 GMT on Wednesday), his office said.

Trump is expected to appear before Justice Juan Merchan, the judge who presided over a criminal trial last year in which Trump's real estate company was convicted of tax fraud. Trump himself was not charged in that case.

A court official said the judge would decide on Monday whether to allow cameras and video in the courtroom.

Trump wrote on social media on Friday that Merchan "HATES ME" and also has assailed the prosecutor on the case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat.

New York police over the weekend began erecting barricades along the edge of the sidewalks around Trump Tower and the Manhattan Criminal Court building downtown. Media crews set up close to Trump Tower and some spectators lined up nearby.

One passerby walked by shouting, "Lock him up," as others behind him clapped. A Trump supporter shouted back, "Lock Bragg up."

Adams, NYPD commissioner hold security briefing ahead of Trump arraignment

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell held a briefing Monday regarding security preps for former President Donald Trump's arraignment. 

"As you all know and all aware, Donald Trump will be in New York City tonight through tomorrow. His presence is expected to draw a lot of attention from media, spectators and protesters alike," Deputy Mayor Philip Banks said at the press conference happening at City Hall.

"New York City, as always, will be prepared. The NYPD and our entire public safety apparatus always prepared. We are working closely with all of our partners to ensure everyone's safety tomorrow. And we are asking for the public's help as well in maintaining a safe environment that allows New Yorkers to continue their day to day lives with minimal interruption and is always neither dangerous nor criminal behavior will be tolerated."

The former president said in a TRUTH Social post Sunday night he would head to Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday. Trump is expected to be arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday.

The details of Trump's indictment are still under seal but are expected to relate to alleged 2016 "hush money" payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal, which the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has been investigating for five years.

Trump's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, told CNN on Sunday that he expects to file a motion to dismiss whatever charges the grand jury has indicted Trump for in this case.

Trump attorney says there's no purpose in a mugshot: "He's the most recognized face in the world"

Alina Habba, an attorney representing former President Donald Trump in several civil matters, argued Trump shouldn't need to take a mugshot, telling CNN This Morning, "There's no need for theatrics."

Habba told host Don Lemon, “Mugshots are for people so that you recognize who they are. He’s the most recognized face in the world, let alone the country, right now, so there’s no need for that."

Sources familiar with the preparations were uncertain as to whether there would be a mugshot.

Trump's attorney says she believes that the indictment will be unsealed "no matter what," and accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of leaking the number of counts in the indictment.

When pressed by host Don Lemon about the claim, Habba declared, “it’s not speculation.”

On Trump's social media posts attacking the judge in the case, Habba said, “We have many judges, frankly, and I’m before some of them, who have shown a venomous vitriol against President Trump that is like nothing we’ve ever seen in the state of New York.”

She also called Bragg a “woke DA who’s now bringing a misdemeanor stacking it and trying to make it a felony” and dismissed the looming indictment as “30-34 counts of garbage.”

When asked about her role in searching Mar-a-Lago for documents, Habba said she wasn't looking for classified documents, adding, “I was looking for tax documents in another garbage case by (New York Attorney General) Leticia James.”

When pressed by Lemon about the accuracy of these claims, Habba responded, “I’m not in a deposition right now and I’m not going to continue this conversation.” She said her affidavit “is very public and I recommend you read it.”

“Yes, that’s not a secret. I testified to the grand jury,” she acknowledged.

While views on the indictment are split along party lines, the poll finds that majorities across major demographic divides all approve of the decision to indict the former president. That includes gender (62% of women, 58% of men), racial and ethnic groups (82% of Black adults, 71% of Hispanic adults, 51% of White adults), generational lines (69% under age 35; 62% age 35-49; 53% age 50-64; 54% 65 or older) and educational levels (68% with college degrees, 56% with some college or less). 

A scant 10% overall see Trump as blameless regarding payments made to Daniels, but Americans are divided about whether his actions were illegal or merely unethical. About 4 in 10 say he acted illegally (37%), 33% unethically but not illegally, and another 20% say they aren't sure. Only 8% of political independents say Trump did nothing wrong, and among the rest, they are mostly on board with the indictment even if they aren't already convinced Trump did something illegal.

The survey suggests that the indictment has not had a major effect on views of Trump personally. The poll finds his favorability rating at 34% favorable to 58% unfavorable, similar to his standing in a January CNN poll, in which 32% held a favorable view of the former president and 63% an unfavorable one. Among Republicans, 72% hold a favorable view in the new poll, similar to the 68% who felt that way in January.

Note: The CNN poll was conducted by SSRS on March 31 and April 1 among a random national sample of 1,048 adults surveyed by text message after being recruited using probability-based methods. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points. It is larger for subgroups.

OPEC+ production cuts likely to lift oil prices above $100 a barrel

FILE PHOTO: An employee pumps fuel into a car at a Shell petrol station in Nairobi, Kenya, September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Baz RatnerREUTERS

The OPEC+ group’s surprise additional production cuts could push oil prices back toward $100 a barrel, tighten the market and encourage refiners to diversify supplies, analysts and traders said.

The decision signals unity within OPEC+ despite Washington's pressure on its Gulf allies to weaken their ties with Moscow, while also undermining the West's efforts to limit Russia's oil income.

Oil prices jumped over 6% on Monday after the Organization of the Petroleum Ex porting Countries and their allies including Russia announced on Sunday further production target cuts of about 1.16 million barrels per day (bpd) from May through the rest of the year.

Oil prices jumped more than $4 a barrel on Monday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies including Russia announced further production cuts of about 1.16 million barrels per day from May through the rest of the year.

The pledges will bring the total volume of cuts by the group known as OPEC+ since November to 3.66 million bpd according to Reuters calculations, equal to 3.7 percent of the global demand.

OPEC+ had been expected to hold output steady this year, having already cut by 2 million bpd in November 2022.

Rystad Energy said it believed the cuts will add to tightness in the oil market and lift prices above $100 a barrel for the rest of year, possibly taking Brent as high as $110 this summer.

UBS also expects Brent to reach $100 by June, while Goldman Sachs raised its December forecast by $5 to $95.

Goldman said strategic petroleum reserve releases in the US and in France, due to ongoing strikes, as well as Washington’s refusal to refill its SPR in the 2023 fiscal year, may have prompted the OPEC+ action.

An official at a South Korean refiner said the cut was “bad news” for oil buyers and OPEC was seeking to “protect their profit” against concerns of a global economic slowdown.

The supply cut would drive up prices just as weakening economies depress fuel demand and prices, squeezing refiners’ profits, the South Korean refining official and a Chinese trader said.

Both declined to be identified as they were not authorized to speak to media.

Saudi Arabia said its voluntary output cut was a precautionary measure aimed at supporting market stability.

Purchases by China, the world’s top crude importer, are expected to hit a record in 2023 as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, while consumption from No.3 importer India remains robust, traders said.

OPEC+ had been expected to hold output steady this year, having already cut by 2 million bpd in November 2022.

Saudi Arabia said its voluntary output cut was a precautionary measure aimed at supporting market stability.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said interference with market dynamics was one of the reasons behind the cuts.

The International Energy Agency said the cuts risk exacerbating a strained market and pushing up oil prices amid inflationary pressures.

"The new cuts are underpinning that the OPEC+ group is intact and that Russia is still an integral and important part of the group," SEB analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said.

Rystad Energy said it believed the cuts will add to tightness in the oil market and lift prices above $100 a barrel for the rest of year, possibly taking Brent as high as $110 this summer.

UBS also expects Brent to reach $100 by June, while Goldman Sachs raised its December forecast by $5 to $95.

Goldman said strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) releases in the United States and in France, due to ongoing strikes, as well as Washington's refusal to refill its SPR in the 2023 fiscal year, may have prompted the OPEC+ action.

Higher prices will likely spell more income for Moscow to fund its expensive war in Ukraine, upsetting Saudi-U.S. relations further, Schieldrop said.

"The U.S. administration may also argue that higher oil prices will counter its efforts to put out the inflation fire," he added.

While the higher oil prices will spell bad news for the European Central Bank as it tries to bring down inflation, it is unlikely to fundamentally alter the policy outlook for now.

While the higher oil prices will spell bad news for the European Central Bank as it tries to bring down inflation, it is unlikely to fundamentally alter the policy outlook for now.

An official at a South Korean refiner said the cut was "bad news" for oil buyers and OPEC was seeking to "protect their profit" against concerns of a global economic slowdown.

The supply cut would drive up prices just as weakening economies depress fuel demand and prices, squeezing refiners' profits, the South Korean refining official and a Chinese trader said.

Both declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to media.

Tighter OPEC+ supply will also be negative for Japan as it may further boost inflation and weaken its economy, said Takayuki Honma, chief economist at Sumitomo Corporation Global Research.

"Producing countries apparently want to see oil prices rise to $90-$100/bbl, but higher oil prices also mean higher risk of economic downturn and sluggish demand," he added.

Purchases by China, the world's top crude importer, are however expected to hit a record in 2023 as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, while consumption from No.3 importer India remains robust, traders said.

With higher prices and less supply of Middle East sour crude, China and India may be pushed to buy more Russian oil, boosting revenue for Moscow, said the Indian refining official, who declined to be named as he was not authorised to speak to media.

The rise in Brent prices could push Urals and other Russian oil products to levels above the caps set by the Group of Seven Nations (G7) aimed at curbing Moscow's oil revenue, he said.

ALTERNATIVES

Refiners in Japan and South Korea said they are not considering taking Russian barrels due to geopolitical concerns and may look for alternative supply from Africa and Latin America.

"Japan could seek more supply from the United States, but bringing the U.S. oil through the Panama Canal is expensive," Sumitomo's Honma said.

Traders are also watching for a response from the U.S., which called OPEC+'s move inadvisable.

"In essence, the purpose of this massive surprise production cut is mainly to regain market pricing power," the Chinese trader said.

Trump indictment pulls DeSantis-leaning Republicans back to MAGA fold

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak at midterm election rallies, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022 and Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse, Marco Bello/File Photo

Larry White, a self-described Republican conservative, was thinking of voting for Ron DeSantis in his party's presidential nominating contest, believing the Florida governor had a better chance of winning back the White House from the Democrats than former President Donald Trump.

Then came news on March 30 that Trump had been indicted in New York on charges related to a hush money payment to a porn star, making him the first former U.S. president to face criminal prosecution.

"Now I am absolutely voting for Trump," said White, 75, a composer and musician in Nevada. "The indictment was the last straw for me, because Trump has suffered so much political abuse. I think he's the strongest candidate to contest what the left is doing. I'm all in."

White's anger and return to supporting Trump over DeSantis reflected the sentiment of many Republican activists and voters Reuters spoke to in Nevada. The western state votes early in the presidential nominating process, giving it an outsized role in deciding which candidate gains momentum in the 2024 election.

Until the indictment, a majority of the 35 Republicans Reuters interviewed had been willing to turn their backs on Trump and go with a different candidate for the 2024 election, believing he was too flawed and bombastic to win the general election for Republicans next year.

The criminal charges in New York changed all that, upending the Republican primary contest and potentially giving Trump and his "Make America Great Again" movement a major boost in his quest to re-enter the White House. A trial is more than a year away, legal experts say, meaning that Trump may face a jury trial as he campaigns.

All 35 Republican activists and voters Reuters spoke to say they will be voting in the nominating contest to choose their 2024 White House candidate.

Every one of them decried the indictment as a meritless, politically motivated persecution of Trump. The charges against Trump are not yet clear, though legal analysts say he may be prosecuted for falsifying business records on charges of hiding the true nature of the payments.

Of the 35, 20 said they had been thinking of moving on from Trump and backing DeSantis. Of those, 14 said the indictment was changing their thinking and leading them back to supporting Trump again.

"I was really for Ron DeSantis," said Pepe Kahn, at a Republican club meeting in Henderson on Saturday. "I'm now more likely to support Trump than before. I think people who were more neutral than before will now go in to bat for him. This is the most frightening thing I've ever seen in the U.S."

STORMY DANIELS PAYMENT

Trump is expected to be arraigned, fingerprinted and photographed in a New York courthouse on Tuesday as he becomes the first former president to face criminal charges. An attorney for Trump said on Friday he will plead not guilty.

The indictment followed an investigation by a Manhattan grand jury, which heard evidence about a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels allegedly authorized by Trump in the waning days of the 2016 presidential campaign. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has said she was paid to keep silent about a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Trump has denied that this encounter took place; concealing payments such as this could potentially violate campaign finance laws.

The reaction to the indictment by congressional Republicans and even his potential Republican rivals for the White House nomination has demonstrated the firm grip that Trump still retains on the party, thanks to the diehard support of a core group of voters.

Party leaders have rallied behind Trump. Even DeSantis, who has yet to declare his candidacy but is expected to do so soon, called the indictment "un-American."

Sarah Longwell, a Republican strategist and Trump critic, has conducted seven focus groups this year with people who voted for the businessman-turned-politician in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, to gauge how they feel about his candidacy this time round.

On Friday, a day after news of the indictment broke, all nine members of her latest focus group said they were going to vote for Trump over DeSantis in the Republican primary - the first time the ex-president has had universal backing in a focus group, Longwell said.

The reason was the indictment, Longwell added.

"People always feel defensive on his behalf," Longwell said. The question going forward, she said, was whether the outrage on Trump's behalf among Republican voters will endure throughout the primary and help him defeat DeSantis, or whether it will dissipate and be replaced by renewed concerns about his electability.

Longwell said there is no guarantee the charges will continue to help Trump in the long term, especially if he is indicted in other investigations he faces, including alleged election interference in Georgia and the mishandling of classified documents.

Trump's campaign boasted in an email to supporters on Sunday that it has raised over $4 million since the indictment was announced. Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman, said in an email to Reuters that the charges had "surged" support for Trump.

"Americans from all backgrounds are sick and tired of the weaponization of the justice system against President Trump and his supporters," Cheung said.

A spokesperson for DeSantis did not immediately respond to a request for comment.