After taking a brief hiatus from his criminal trial, Donald Trump resurfaces on the campaign trail in Michigan and Wisconsin. Accusing rival Joe Biden of orchestrating his legal troubles, Trump paints a dark picture of the nation's state under the current administration.

Trump Returns to Campaign Trail Amidst Legal Battles

After weeks of trial proceedings, Donald Trump briefly left the defendant's box on Wednesday to hold his first campaign rallies since the start of his criminal trial, attributing all his legal troubles and the nation's woes to his rival, Joe Biden.

"Everything he touches turns to crap," declared the former president during a speech in Michigan, hurling insults about his criminal trial and his electoral defeat in 2020.

"I have to do two things at once each day," he chastised in front of his supporters donning the famous red caps. "You know why? Because I am always in New York for the Biden trial."

Donald Trump regularly accuses the president of orchestrating the lawsuits against him, without ever providing evidence.

During this break in the trial, the billionaire took the opportunity to visit Michigan and earlier on Wednesday, Wisconsin, two crucial northern states for the November election.

"If I do not win this election, I don't think our country will survive," solemnly proclaimed Donald Trump to his supporters during a public gathering in Wisconsin.

Anti-Robin Hood

These events provide opportunities for Donald Trump to paint a very dark picture of his democratic successor's presidency.

"Biden is governing the country like an anti-Robin Hood, stealing from the poor to give to the rich," he exclaimed to the crowd in Wisconsin.

He then accused his successor of being too silent on pro-Palestinian student demonstrations and allowing the country to be "invaded" by hordes of migrants.

This trip is also a chance to break away from the Manhattan court where he has been on trial for two weeks in a case involving payments to a pornographic film star.

This historic trial has been displeasing to Donald Trump.

The Republican begins and ends each day of the trial with impromptu statements where he, irritated, discusses his legal troubles, the media coverage of the trial, and the "freezing" temperature of the court, as it seems.

Entering the courtroom through a glass door surrounded by metal barriers, he is effectively reduced to silence. Known for his theatrics, he shows no emotions. Faced with a parade of witnesses in his trial, Donald Trump sometimes appears bored, even nodding off.

It is evident that his once tightly-knit circle shows cracks - only his son Eric has come to support him in person at the trial.

"He hates being in court, where he is just one accused among others," claims political analyst Larry Sabato. "He has no control." A fact that Judge Juan Merchan constantly reminds him of.

Sleepy Don

The billionaire's troubles are fodder for Joe Biden's campaign team, who now calls the Republican "Sleepy Don." A sort of payback, as Donald Trump had long ago given his rival the nickname "Sleepy Joe."

This trial coincides with a slight advance of Joe Biden in the polls since March, with both candidates now neck-to-neck.

Still, Donald Trump and his supporters hope to capitalize on the media attention surrounding his criminal trial, counting on it to provide him with an amplified platform to campaign.

With this idea in mind, the Republican traveled to Wisconsin and Michigan.

Trump had not held any of his iconic rallies since the beginning of his trial - the only one planned was canceled due to weather.

However, it is well known that he draws energy from these grand occasions.

On stage, Donald Trump, 77 years old, launches into tirades, dances, and tosses his famous red caps to the crowd.

In one of his favorite acts, the theatrical former president mocks his rival's age - despite there being only four years between them - portraying Joe Biden as haggard, bewildered, unable to step offstage.

This is Trump, the accused, reminding everyone that his rival also grapples with age-related challenges.