June 2, 2024 🟠 Major

Suggests a public "breaking point" if he is jailed after hush-money conviction

In a Fox & Friends Weekend interview that aired June 2, days after his 34-count felony conviction, Trump said he was "OK" with a possible prison sentence or house arrest but suggested the public would not accept it. He said, "I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there's a breaking point," and added he was "not sure the public would stand for it." Critics characterized the remark as invoking the prospect of public unrest tied to his own live legal proceedings, echoing rhetoric that preceded past supporter mobilization. Trump did not specify what a "breaking point" would entail.

"I think it would be tough for the public to take. You know at a certain point there's a breaking point" Quote verified against source