Former US President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, with a rally that felt more like a call to arms against his prosecutors than an actual campaign rally. Trump, who has been investigated for alleged campaign finance violations and for masterminding a plot to overturn the 2020 election, described the investigations against him as being "straight out of the Stalinist Russia horror show."

In his signature speech style, Trump rambled on about his "enemies" who were "desperate to stop us," and how "2024 is the final battle, it's going to be the big one." He then launched into a tirade against Democrats, socialists, warmongers, and the media while defending the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6th, saying that they will be "vindicated" in the end.

While Trump fired up his base, critics called the rally's timing during the 30th anniversary of a deadly massacre in Waco, Texas, where members of a religious sect were killed after a raid by federal agents, as a nod to his far-right supporters. However, if the crowd in Waco is any indication of Trump's remaining popularity among Texas Republicans, it will be difficult for any other presidential contender to best him. The question remains, is Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign rally a sign of impending doom or will he actually have a chance of getting elected in the next presidential race?