He told CNN on Friday that the conviction of former President Donald Trump “makes him more accessible,” a rebuttal from some undecided battleground state voters.
During a segment on Anderson Cooper 360 questioning voters in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after President Trump was convicted of all 34 felony counts related to allegedly falsifying business records, CNN correspondent Danny Freeman was shown asking undecided voter Rudolph Richardson his thoughts on the issue. (RELATED: ‘Vote Fraud’: The Death of the American Voter | WATCH NOW)
“We know what’s going to happen. Everybody knows what’s going to happen,” Richardson said.
“Really?” Freeman asked.
“Well, you can’t always escape a mousetrap,” Richardson replied.
The screenshots show images of Trump and Biden, and Freeman can be heard telling media that Richardson has not yet decided about the next election, specifically that he plans to vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, but that a conviction would allow Trump to appeal.
“Can you imagine voting for someone who has been convicted of a felony?” Freeman asked.
“I don’t judge. I never judge. It’s all about if you do it right. Like I said, if you do what you say you’re going to do. I’ll be more blunt and say, if you do what you say you’re going to do, you should go with that horse,” Richardson countered.
Freeman also questioned supporters of both Trump and Biden in key battleground states, as both sides appeared to have hardened their positions on deciding who to vote for in November’s presidential election.
“I wasn’t surprised. I was very disappointed, but I wasn’t surprised at all,” Lisa Von Deylen, a Trump supporter, told Freeman at a store selling Trump merchandise.
“I just felt angry. Why does this have anything to do with what’s going on in the world right now? There’s so much going on and we’re just worried about this? This is a joke. I feel like justice has been thrown out the window,” said Trump supporter Anne Marie Ciambella.
“I know there are some people who are not going to change their minds no matter what. They’re going to believe what Biden says about judges being corrupt and of course everyone being corrupt except for him. I’m worried about that, but I’m hopeful,” Biden supporter Randy Tecklin told the outlet.
“I felt the jurors got the job done, they really stood out to me. [a] “A hero today,” said Tunde Daniel, a Biden supporter.
A New York jury unanimously convicted Trump on Thursday, finding the former president had falsified business records in a case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Polls before and after the ruling have shown divided opinion on how it will affect the outcome of the 2024 election, but data suggests that many Americans aren’t paying much attention to the trial. NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll A survey released in early May found that 55% of Americans said they were “not following the trial closely or at all,” while 45% said they were “following the trial closely or very closely.”
Notably, 64% of Americans, up 4 percentage points from the group’s last survey, said they have already made up their mind and are not planning on changing their mind about who they will vote for in 2024, regardless of Trump’s ruling.
