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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow criticized Trump and known as him an “fool” for falling asleep throughout a legal trial.
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Rachel #meadow On Trump falling asleep in courtroom, “To me, it's – I imply, it's loopy. It's additionally a reminder of how scary and severe that is and, importantly, it's a reminder that we are able to't cease somebody like that.” Who’s principally an fool.” pic.twitter.com/E8RV6ErrNO
-Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) 15 April 2024
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Maddow mentioned:
I don't know whether or not he was sleeping or not. It's potential, you realize, he was meditating, or simply resting his eyes or one thing. I don't know. However like these are the headlines, you realize, on the entrance web page of The Washington Submit the New York Instances, the entrance web page of the Huffington Submit of a number of information shops immediately, on the trial of Trump showing to sleep. First day. They may stick. I imply, I do know it's not crucial authorized factor, however we're in the midst of a marketing campaign and you realize, the age concern is the primary factor that the Trump marketing campaign needs to make use of in opposition to their opponent, the entire sleight-of-hand factor. Which factor. As you mentioned, that is probably the most historic factor Donald Trump has ever executed. There has by no means been a president, there has by no means been a former president
There was a legal defendant and from day one he was within the highlight or gave the impression to be dozing off.
And to me it's simply, I imply, it's, it's loopy. It's additionally a reminder of how, how, how scary, how scary and, and, and unhappy and essential. We're additionally coping with somebody who’s principally a clown and this will probably be as a lot a reminder of that as it’s of all of the extra severe issues which might be at stake right here. , it's a man, it's, we've already talked about immediately an alleged mistress and a second alleged mistress and the doorman who’s making allegations about an alleged love youngster with a 3rd alleged mistress. And once more, I imply, and the gist of it’s not who he slept with. The crux of it’s his alleged legal conspiracy with the Nationwide Enquirer.
I imply, this actually is a basically deranged particular person, and he will probably be so targeted within the thoughts of the American those who you realize staying awake in courtroom immediately would have distracted him. However that is what we acquired. You go, you go to the elections with the candidates, you’ve.
Rachel Maddow was proper. Sleeping in courtroom will trigger long-term political harm to Trump. This may stay within the minds of voters and will probably be crucial takeaway from the primary day of their trial.
Trump is a clown, however he’s a harmful clown who needs to destroy American democracy.
This case ought to remind folks of the criminality, drama and chaos that comes with Trump wherever he goes.
America tried to get Trump to turn out to be president, and the consequence was that the financial system collapsed and 1,000,000 folks died from the president's pandemic response.
As Donald Trump will get nearer to energy, issues worsen for unusual folks, and his snub on the courtroom is likely one of the many the explanation why Trump shouldn’t return to the White Home.
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