Mediaite reports:
Former President Donald Trump complained bitterly outside the courtroom where his fraud trial is being held because “I have to be here” instead of campaigning — but by the end of his rant, he had forgotten his falsehood and announced he’d be blowing off the trial for a golf tournament. During one break, Trump bitterly complained, “Unfortunately, I have to be here, I’m not campaigning! I have to be here for this,” while claiming he’d scored a Perry Mason-style victory in court (he had not).
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Trump: They want to keep me here instead of campaigning in Iowa… They want me to be here
*3 minutes later*
Reporter: Will you be back tomorrow?
Trump: Probably not. We’re having a very big professional golf tournament at Doral, so probably not pic.twitter.com/l8TUIbASUv
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) October 18, 2023
‘You can’t make it up’: Morning Joe reacts to Trump not remembering his own lie pic.twitter.com/sIkIi3BOtv
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) October 19, 2023