Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday in Waco, Texas, with a speech that lasted for over an hour and a half, during which he railed against the Biden administration, his expected GOP opponent for the presidency, and the legal challenges he is facing. Trump denies having had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels and attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who received a threatening letter containing an undisclosed substance. Trump vowed to be an agent of "retribution" if re-elected as president and said, "Either the deep state destroys America, or we destroy the deep state." There were undertones of violence throughout his speech, and some lawmakers interpreted his repeated calls for protests against the investigations in New York and elsewhere as incitements to violence. Thousands of people, including vendors selling merchandise with slogans such as "FREE TRUMP" and "[EXPLETIVE] BIDEN," attended the rally. Trump did not mention the 1993 Waco siege, which left dozens dead, because some experts in political violence speculated that this incident might have informed his decision to hold the rally there.