MAJOR MAINTENANCE (3/3) – Winner of the Albert-Londres prize for his book The ReturnedDavid Thomson* has lived in the United States since 2017. Nearly four years after witnessing the storming of the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, he is concerned about a political climate more dangerous than ever before the presidential election.
*RFI correspondent in the United States, David Thomson notably co-directed the documentary “Kamala, an American ambition” (Art).
LE FIGARO. – From assassination attempts against Trump to Joe Biden's renunciation, the electoral campaign was marked by incredible twists and turns. What conclusions do you draw from it? ?
DAVID THOMSON. – I remain stunned by this campaign that we have just experienced and by the unsinkability of the cultural phenomenon Donald Trump. After January 6, many believed he was finished politically. He actually put the Republican Party under his control, transformed it like his Trump Organization into a family business at his command. Before his indictments, polls indicated that an indicted candidate would tank. The opposite happened.
The four indictments propelled his popularity. We were then told that a legal conviction would undermine his campaign. Here again, the opposite happened…
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