Donald Trump said on Truth Social that it would be a "great honor" to be jailed for breaching a gag order in his New York hush money trial. Trump compared this potential imprisonment to becoming a "Modern Day Nelson Mandela." Trump declared his readiness to sacrifice his freedom to save the country from individuals he accuses of being political operatives posing as prosecutors and judges. Trump criticized the judge overseeing the trial, Juan Merchan, for alleged bias. Merchan expanded the gag order to restrict Trump from targeting court officials' families on social media.