Jason Miller Egged Trump On During Town Hall Break

Axios reports:

President Trump got more aggressive — and more dismissive of moderator Kaitlan Collins — as last week’s CNN town hall continued. Now we know one reason why.

Backstage during the first commercial break, Axios has learned, Trump adviser Jason Miller — as if psyching up a boxer in his corner or egging on a bully — showed Trump moments-old tweets from Democrats blasting CNN and saying Trump was winning.

Why it matters: Trump, who had been getting miffed at Collins’ persistent questioning, went out all pumped up for the second block.

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?NEW: Behind scenes @ CNN town hall

>>Trump’s team egged him on during the first break by showing him tweets by @AOC, @AndrewYang, @ProjectLincoln that slammed CNN and said he was winning

“He was the leader of the free world again,” a confidant told us https://t.co/Rte2DNGx65

— Mike Allen (@mikeallen) May 15, 2023