Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele said after President Trump shared a video depicting President Biden tied to the back of a truck and a series of attacks on judges overseeing the trial. , called former President Trump a “visceral animal.”
said Steele, a political analyst at MSNBC. said on saturday The concept of thinking before you speak is “far above Donald Trump’s pay grade or intellectual ability, because he is an instinctive animal both politically and in business.”
“He feels like what he’s saying is true, and I think that’s part of the problem in this environment. Does he think what he’s saying is true?” Steele continued.
On Friday, Trump Posted A video of a truck was posted on his Truth Social site, with a photo printed on the bed of the truck that appeared to show Biden tied up and lying on his side.
In recent days, Trump has also posted attacks on judges involved in his criminal cases, most recently his hush money trial. Judge Juan Melchan and his daughter are the latest targets of the former president. Marchand has issued a gag order against Trump, limiting his ability to speak publicly about the hush-money case, but Marchand and his daughter are exempt from the order.
Steele said he believes the court is trying to give Trump the same treatment as anyone else.
“but [Trump] “He showed the ability to not worry about it,” he said. “So it still amazes me how backwards the system can bend.”
Mr Steele questioned Mr Marchand’s decision to remove him from the order. He asked Trump “how many times” he had proven he was “the bad guy in this area” leading up to this moment.
“I mean, I have no idea. I’m confused that the system still doesn’t react to what’s in front of me,” he said.
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan defended Trump’s post in an emailed statement.
“That photo was in the back of a pickup truck that was driving down the highway.” It is being used as a weapon,” Chan’s statement said.
Michael Tyler, the Biden campaign’s campaign communications director, argued that these types of posts are routine for Trump.
“This image of Donald Trump is the kind of crap he posts when he calls for bloodshed and orders the Proud Boys to ‘stand back and stand by,'” Tyler said in an emailed statement. said. “While Mr. Trump regularly incites political violence, it’s time for the public to take him seriously. Capitol Police Officers Attacked Protecting Democracy on January 6th I want you to ask me.”
Tara Suter contributed reporting.
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