'This is hard for him': Trump aide says ex-president is 'uncomfortable' not in control
April 18, 2024
Former President Donald Trump feels uniquely powerless and helpless in the New York hush money trial, with no ability to control the situation or command the narrative, former GOP White House official Alyssa Farah Griffin told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Thursday.
This came after the former president gave a disgruntled and disorganized rant just outside the Manhattan courthouse, where he complained about the temperature of the courtroom, reiterated that he was being persecuted, and waved around clippings from right-wing media outlets criticizing the case.
"This is very interesting, Alyssa," said Blitzer. "What did you make of that Trump's railing when he emerged from the courtroom at the end of the session today, just moments ago, and when he was talking about how cold it was, he was freezing inside that courtroom?"
"Listen, he's uncomfortable," said Griffin. "He doesn't control the situation. He's not on his golf course in Florida, he's not on Air Force One, where he controls the dials."
"I think this is hard for him, and I think aides probably see him come out and telegraph this message," Griffin continued. "He then briefly went on to say he wished he'd been in some battleground states, but he's supposed to be using these moments to make some kind of a campaign message to say, I'd like to be out there talking about the issues the American people care about. And that's kinda failed to materialize so far this week, other than just complaining and playing the victim, he's yet to effectively use this sort of captive moment of the media to say anything that even leans into a campaign speech."
"It underscores just how hard it's going to be for him to campaign from the courtroom," she added.
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