At Mar-a-Lago, Few Show Up to Protest Trump’s Indictment

Journalists outnumber Trump supporters hours after indictment
Trump had warned of “death and destruction” if indicted

Supporters of Donald Trump outside Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 31.Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

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By Marvin G Perez and Michael Smith

March 31, 2023 at 11:30 PM UTC

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Outside the bougainvillea-covered walls of Mar-a-Lago, few are braving the Florida heat to share the outrage of their indicted leader, former President Donald Trump.

Trump had warned of massive protests and “potential death & destruction” if Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dared to indict him. But on Friday, hours after Bragg’s office announced the indictment by a Manhattan grand jury in the probe of hush money payments to a porn star during the 2016 presidential campaign, no more than 30 supporters gathered near Trump’s palatial home and private club in Palm Beach.