Trump's circle blames hoax fixations on fringe theorists with his cell number: reporter

Donald Trump’s campaign is having a rough week so far – between the Republican presidential nominee’s rambling and slurring interview Monday with Elon Musk, to being dragged over a racially charged campaign post about illegal immigration – but what really worries his advisers is who the president is getting his ideas from.

CNN’s Kristen Holmes explained that Trump’s flirtation with conspiracy theories has shifted to “promoting” them, spurring concern amongst his inner circle. Those close to the former president have urged him to stay on message as he campaigns against Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and shy away from personal attacks.

Instead, Trump has veered in a strange direction. In recent days, Trump has gone from peddling the patently false allegation that Harris’ rally crowds were generated by artificial intelligence to minimizing the effects of climate change as just creating more oceanfront property.

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“When you talk about him going off message and these fringe theories he really runs a risk – and this is what his allies are telling me they are concerned about – of voters remembering why they shied away from him in 2020 when he was pushing all of those lies about the 2020 election,” Holmes said in a discussion with CNN host Erin Burnett.

Those close to the former president worry Trump’s promotion of conspiracies is directly tied to who has direct access to him.

“His advisers really blame the accessibility that people have to him, that these kind of fringe conspiracy theorists have to him,” Holmes said. “They have his cell phone number."

“Many times these advisers don't even know who Donald Trump is speaking to on a regular basis,” she said.

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