Kristen Holmes: When Donald Trump Is Surrounded by His Supporters, ‘He’s Often Unfiltered’

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HOLMES: “Well, look, they don’t think it’s going to impact him politically, at least not with his base or at least not with the conservatives that are voting in the Republican primary. He has really tried to Link all of these legal issues together, even though many of them have nothing to do with each other, and he’s also tried to Link them to Joe Biden. He did that even tonight in a statement, this is a civil defamation case in New York and he was saying it was done at the hands of President Biden. He’s been calling all of his legal issues election interference. And the thing I noticed when I’m traveling with him is that people believe it, his supporters believe it. A lot of Republicans believe it, not even just, you know, his rabid base, that this is somehow a politically-motivated thing that is happening to him. Now, the other question here is whether or not he can continue to not attack E. Jean Carroll. As we said, it’s very striking that he didn’t go after her in his post tonight. But Donald Trump, when he is on the stump and surrounded by people who support him, he is often unfiltered. So, whether or not this is just one statement or something that can last, that will be interesting to watch.”