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Claim: Trump Calls for Protests After Expecting to Get Arrested

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Trump has been making claims that he will be getting arrested on Tuesday (today) for making secret money payments to adult film star, Stormy Daniels. Some believe his act is a method of getting his supporters to riot. What is really going on?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-expects-be-arrested-tuesday-manhattan-da-case-truth-social-2023-03-18/

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Donald Trump made a statement on his social media source Truth Social, saying, "The far and away leading republican candidate and former President of the United States of America, will be arrested on Tuesday of next week. Protest, take our nation back!" One of Trump's spokesmen reported this was not Trump claiming his guilt, and is "weaponizing" the justice system. It is pretty clear he is trying to cause an uproar of protesters. 

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Good work including the quote from Trump and providing a concise explanation to back that you believe the claim is true.
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by Apprentice (1.9k points)
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Good job using a reputable source to backup your fact check. An additional elaboration into what your source is indicating exactly would also be helpful.
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by Novice (570 points)
yes trump did this because he thinks that he will be arrested on Tuesday according to usa today. However nobody is paying him no mind.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/21/trump-warns-arrest-calls-protest-but-online-support-muted/11511264002/
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by Apprentice (1.1k points)
This is true. Former president Trump called for protests after rumors circulating about him getting arrested. He was quoted saying "Protest, take our nation back!"

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-expects-be-arrested-tuesday-manhattan-da-case-truth-social-2023-03-18/
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It's best to find an additional source that wasn't used in the claim. Dig a bit deeper next time since there are plenty of reputable reports on this topic.
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by Apprentice (1.4k points)

This is true, after he was almost arrested, he called for protest. He stated: “THE FAR & AWAY LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WILL BE ARRESTED ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/trump-indictment-arrest-protests.html

Likely not misinformation. 

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by Novice (800 points)
This is true. Following the announcement of a warrant for his arrest, Trump took to his social media app Truth Social to ask for protests.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/18/trump-protest-arrest-new-york/
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