MSNBC's Simone Sanders Townsend on Sunday criticized a recent event featuring a documentary about President-elect Trump's ally John Eastman that took place at President-elect Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion.
“This is disgusting” Sanders Townsend said “The Weekend” clip highlighted by Mediaite. “This is disgusting. I'm sick.”
Participants at Saturday's event included President Trump, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Trump administration appointees Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Mike Walz (R-Fla.). , and Congressman Scott Bessent.
“Donald Trump's actions last night were a disgrace to this country,” Sanders-Townsend said. “It's a disgrace to the Constitution.”
Eastman, who has served as the president-elect's lawyer, was a central figure in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. He was the driving force behind the legal strategy to overturn election results in several key states in 2020. , which is characterized by the use of the list of alternate electors to sway the election in the next president's favor. Mr. Eastman's plan also hinges on former Vice President Mike Pence replacing real electors with fake electors, and Mr. Trump's allies writing memos promoting a pressure campaign on Mr. Pence. was.
“They wonder where their values are, what they think, and frankly, if the next president hadn't been successful in the last election, they wouldn't have done it again. I'm letting you know that it's going to happen,” Sanders-Townsend said of the March election. Arago event.
At Saturday's event, President Trump also praised Meloni, calling her a “wonderful woman.”
“This is so exciting. I'm here with a wonderful woman, the Prime Minister of Italy,” President Trump said.
“She really took Europe and the rest of the world by storm. We're just going to have dinner tonight,” he added.
The Hill has reached out to Trump's transition team for comment.
