Former President Donald Trump indicated that he would accept a harsh sentence after his conviction last week in a New York hush money trial that he has derided as a “scam” and refuses to employ a legal strategy in which he grovels for mercy.

“I’m okay with it,” Trump said when asked about the potential of house arrest or even jail during a “Fox & Friends Weekend” interview that aired on Sunday. “I saw one of my lawyers the other day on television saying, ‘Oh, no, you don’t want to do that to the president.’ I said, don’t, you know, beg for anything. It’s just the way it is.”

Trump on a potential prison sentence : "I'm ok with it"

Says he told his lawyer not to show weakness and beg the judge. This man has no fear. pic.twitter.com/srstiQFAA7

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) June 2, 2024

Acknowledging it “could happen,” Trump went on to say, “I don’t know that the public would stand for it, you know.” Trump also said, “I think it’d be tough for the public to take. You know, at a certain point, there’s a breaking point.”

A jury returned a guilty verdict against Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up payments in a bid to conceal a tryst with adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election. Jail time is possible, though legal experts doubt Trump will end up behind bars.

Trump, who denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, has said he would be “appealing this scam” — a critique he repeated in the middle of the Fox News interview as he noted his competitive poll numbers and staggering fundraising haul after the verdict.

“People get it. It’s a scam,” Trump said during the interview.

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Three other criminal matters on the state and federal levels hang over Trump as he seeks re-election this year, prompting the former president to say he is the victim of a politically motivated “witch hunt.” It is unclear whether any of those will reach the trial stage before the November election, but Trump can run despite a conviction.

During the interview, Trump also lamented a gag order the presiding judge levied against him. He also said it was “terrible” when asked to respond to President Joe Biden smirking when a reporter asked him to respond to Trump calling himself a “political prisoner” and blaming Biden “directly” for how he was being treated.

"Donald Trump refers to himself as a political prisoner and blames you directly. What's your response to that, sir?"

BIDEN (CONFUSED):

*stops*

*smirks*

*shuffles away* pic.twitter.com/0GKm327Qy1

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 31, 2024

Trump called Biden “the worst president in the history of this country, and he’s a danger to the country.” He added, “They have misinformation. ‘Donald Trump is a threat to democracy.’ It’s just words. He doesn’t even know what it means. But it’s like their slogan: I’m a threat to democracy. I’m the opposite. They’re the threat to democracy.”

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Daily Wire host Matt Walsh offered a strong message to conservative parents Saturday after a popular YouTuber for young children posted a Pride Month video, in which she made clear that promoting the LGBT agenda is more important to her than keeping conservative viewers.

Walsh made his comments in response to a video posted Saturday, the first day of June, by Ms. Rachel, a popular YouTuber with nearly 10 million subscribers, who makes educational content for babies and toddlers.

“Happy pride to all of our wonderful families and friends! This month and every month, I celebrate you. I’m so glad you’re here. I’m so glad you’re exactly who you are,” Ms. Rachel said in the video, posted to her TikTok account, “MsRachelForLittles.”

“To those who are going to comment they can’t watch this show anymore because of this support, no worries and much love your way. God bless. I am not chasing fame or views, I’m standing strong in love,” the popular YouTuber went on to say.

“This is a message to conservative parents. She doesn’t want your business,” Walsh responded in a post on X that featured the video. “You should respond accordingly.”

Ms. Rachel is an extremely popular YouTuber who makes content for babies and toddlers. She just posted a video celebrating Pride Month. This is a message to conservatives parents. She doesn’t want your business. You should respond accordingly. pic.twitter.com/1YE5ZAs8mR

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) June 2, 2024

Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing responded to Walsh’s post by noting that more and more children’s content creators, like Ms. Rachel, are abandoning conservative audiences and embracing the LGBT agenda.

“We know millions of parents feel betrayed by beloved children’s shows and stars like Ms. Rachel, and this is sure to be only the first of many disappointments for parents over the next 30 days,” he said. Boreing went on to note that it is exactly this trend that prompted the Daily Wire’s parent company to create the children’s entertainment platform Bentkey.

We know millions of parents feel betrayed by beloved children’s shows and stars like Ms. Rachel, and this is sure to be only the first of many disappointments for parents over the next 30 days.

But that’s why we created Bentkey.
⁰If you are feeling the loss of finding out Ms… https://t.co/nXNd14lDfT

— Jeremy Boreing (@JeremyDBoreing) June 2, 2024

Ms. Rachel has built a career and a massive audience making a range of educational videos for young children and even babies, including “Baby Learning with Ms. Rachel,” “Learn to Talk with Ms. Rachel,” and “Baby’s First Words with Ms. Rachel.”

Jules Hoffman, a frequent collaborator with Ms. Rachel, received backlash last year over her request that others refer to her with the pronouns “they” and “them.”

Ms. Rachel went on to take a “mental health break” over the ordeal, citing “hurtful videos and comments” from those who disagreed with the use of the “they/them” pronouns.