In his first rally since his home was searched by the FBI on August 8, former President Donald J. Trump on Saturday lashed out at President Joe Biden and federal agents, calling his Democratic rival “an enemy of the state” and the FBI and the department of justice “vicious monsters”.

Trump stoked anger against law enforcement even as the FBI and federal officials have faced an increase in threats following the search of his residence to retrieve classified documents.

His speech came two days after Biden warned that democratic values were under assault by forces loyal to Trump. The former President described Biden’s address as “the most vicious, hateful and divisive speech ever delivered by an American president”.

“You’re all enemies of the state,” Trump told thousands of supporters at his rally, where he was campaigning. “He’s an enemy of the state, you want to know the truth,” he said of Biden.

(New York Times News Service)