'Insurmountable': Fox News guest says Trump can't win and 'that's the real problem Republicans have'

Princeton University political scientist Lauren Wright predicted Donald Trump would lose the 2024 presidential election because of his legal problems.

During an interview on Fox News, host Eric Shawn pointed out 73% of those polled recently said Trump did something illegal or unethical.

"So what happens if you think 75 percent of the people think you did something wrong? How do you win them back?" Shawn wondered. "Can you win the general with that type of action?"

"To me, it's insurmountable when you have the majority of people who think you did something wrong," Wright replied. "But a minority, a strong minority, a plurality of Republicans is enough to propel Trump through the primary."

"And that's the real problem Republicans have," she continued. "Are you going to vote for this person that is in a very, very weak position in a national election for all the reasons we just talked about?"

At the same time, Wright said other Republican candidates like Gov. Ron DeSantis were frustrated by Trump's popularity with the party.

"If I'm Ron DeSantis, frankly, I'm pretty annoyed right now because I'm not under indictment," she explained. "I haven't been accused of some of these things other candidates have. I bucked national trends with Covid, much to my success, and took on other governors and took on the Trump administration. And I had better results than a lot of my competitors, but I'm not getting the attention."

Shawn seemed entertained by the thought of DeSantis being under indictment.

"Annoyed that he's not under indictment," the host quipped. "That's probably the quote of the day."

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