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'I can’t believe he’s still running': Ex-Trump voters exhausted after Manhattan indictment
April 01, 2023
With pundits almost universally predicting Donald Trump's Manhattan indictment will solidify support for his 2024 GOP presidential run, some Trump voters are not so sure and are expressing dismay at the continuing controversies that surround him and have moved on whether he will be exonerated or not.
In interviews with New York Times, Trump voters were asked how the historic pending trial of a former president colors their feelings about him, and the responses were mixed and likely not want Trump's campaign staff wants to hear.
As the Times is reporting, "...actual G.O.P. voters who will render a verdict on his political future next year weren’t nearly as solidly behind him. Some previous Trump voters said the indictment, the first ever of a former president, was the latest shattering of norms in a ledger already stuffed with chaos from the Trump years, and it was time for their party to move on in seeking a 2024 nominee."
Case in point, New Yorker Scott Gray, who admitted he voted for Trump twice, and now claims he is looking elsewhere for a new leader of the party.
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“I think he did a lot of things right,” Mr. Gray stated before abruptly changing course and stating, “I think he’s completely unpresidential. I can’t believe he’s still running for office.”
"In conversations with Republican-leaning voters around the country, Mr. Trump’s indictment brought out much anger, occasional embarrassment and a swirl of contradictory reactions, not unlike every other twist in the yearslong high drama of Donald Trump. As expected, many rallied around the former president, calling the indictment by a Democratic prosecutor in New York a sham — a provocation they said would only cement their allegiance to Mr. Trump, who for years has encouraged supporters to see attacks on him as also attacks on them," the report stated before adding, "But for some the rush to defend was weighed down by scandal fatigue and a sense that Mr. Trump’s time has passed."
Gypsy Russ, of Iowa City, claimed to be a Trump supporter but expressed doubts he can win another general election.
“There’s not enough Republicans supporting him,” she observed before stating, "He’s just very rude. And he doesn’t talk like a president is supposed to. He didn’t gain any more followers because of the way he carries himself.”
Trump voter Palmy Vocaturo of New York, is definitely ready to move on after the Manhattan indictment.
“I’m getting mixed feelings. If he is as bad as I think he is, go ahead and do something,” they said.
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Trump's aides express fear he'll hold a press conference after his Manhattan arraignment
April 01, 2023
In a deep dive into how Donald Trump is handling his indictment that will lead to him making an appearance in a Manhattan courtroom next week, the Washington Post is reporting that aides to the former president are attempting to make plans to get him there and back without any new controversies erupting.
As Post notes, Trump's mood since receiving notice a Manhattan grand jury has submitted a sealed indictment on Thursday has been described by insiders as ranging from “upset,” to “irritated,” to “deflated” and “shocked.”
After receiving the bad news, the former president quizzed his legal team on how he will be treated and what he can expect when he turns himself in while his aides make travel arrangements.
According to the report, his advisers are urging him to show up and then get out of town as quickly as possible avoiding any public appearances.
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Those same aides also worry he will create problems if the publicity-hungry Trump decides to address the press after being booked, fingerprinted and facing a judge.
The Post reports, "Trump and his team have not decided yet what arguments to make or which lawyers will speak during his arraignment Tuesday, in part because they have not seen the indictment or evidence."
The report went on to add, "Despite Trump’s desire for iconic images, his aides have been trying to convince him to make the trip to New York a quick one and avoid any public appearances or news conferences, citing safety risks — and so far, Trump seems inclined to oblige. They also hope to have him back out on the campaign trail by the end of next week."
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During an appearance on MSNBC's 'The Alex Witt Show. the Guardian's Hugo Lowell claimed Donald Trump has been going through mood swings at the prospect of his indictment and now he is vacillating over being handcuffed when he appears at his arraignment in Manhattan next week.
"I know a couple of weeks ago, you reported that Trump wanted to be handcuffed, wanted to make a spectacle of his arrest," host Witt prompted. "Now that his arraignment is imminent, does he still want t be handcuffed in public? What are you hearing on that?"
"Yeah, it's difficult to get a sense of what Trump feels at this moment," the reporter replied. "You know, his mood has fluctuated in recent weeks -- he's gone from real anger towards the fact that he was going to get indicted, to this resignation that if he was going to get indicted then, you know, might as well come to New York and he wanted to be handcuffed."
"And he was very specific to aides about, you know, he wanted his hands behind his back and so he could project this sharp defiance--,'" he continued with Witt interrupting, "Hang on a second. Wait, wait he wanted his hands behind his back? We don't even see that anymore, don't we see people with the hands cuffed in front? So, he wanted to take the extra dramatic step to show himself, like, 'oh, you know,' ... that's strange."
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"No, he was very specific in that instruction and I think it kind of took his aides by the surprise," Lowell replied. "They did not anticipate this level of insistence from Trump. Certainly when he then said, you know, 'I don't care if it's a security concern, I want to be a martyr,' I think that solidified in that moment what Trump wanted. But when the indictment actually came down, his response was much more muted and, I think, it's one thing to be talking about a potential indictment, but once you actually get hit with an indictment it is a completely different story."
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