Former US President Donald Trump is raising his thumb at his supporters at a pro-Trump rally held in West Palm Beach, Florida on the 15th (local time). Getty Images=Yonhap News
Former US President Donald Trump, who was found acquitted at the impeachment trial, appeared before his supporters. On the 15th (local time), President’s Day, I visited the Trump rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, by car. Former President Trump sat in the backseat of a car and raised his thumbs up with a bright smile at hundreds of supporters.
Former President Trump laughs at his supporters. Getty Images=Yonhap News
Former President Trump responds to cheers from supporters. Getty Images=Yonhap News
Former President Trump appeared after a trial for impeachment held on charges of instigating a civil war in relation to the congressional occupation by supporters. After retiring on the 20th of last month, he moved to a Florida villa and did not engage in public activities except for access to golf courses.
Supporters at the pro-Trump rally. AP=Yonhap News
Trump’s supporters are smiling brightly. AP=Yonhap News
A supporter is in trouble after the vehicle in which former President Trump was aboard passes. AP=Yonhap News
A supporter holding a photo of former President Trump. Getty Images=Yonhap News
Supporters who participated in the rally cheered by waving flags and photographs of former President Trump. The organizers of the rally called the event “President’s Day, a peaceful and patriotic rally in support of Trump.”
Republican Richard Burr (North Carolina), Bill Cassidy (Louisiana), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Merkoski (Alaska), Pat Tumi (Pennsylvania), Ben Sas ( Nebraska) and Senator Mitt Romney (Utah) (clockwise from left in the upper row) agreed to Trump’s impeachment. AP=Yonhap News
Former President Trump received a verdict of not guilty with 57 votes guilty and 43 not guilty in an impeachment vote held in the US Senate on the 13th. All 50 Democratic senators and 7 Republican senators agreed for the impeachment, but the quorum required for a conviction did not exceed 67 (two-thirds of the total).
Reporter Kim Kyung-rok