Before the hearing on the violation of the silence order, Trump went on a political tirade because he was angry that there weren’t enough MAGAs protesting for him outside the courthouse.
Trump said: “What’s going on is a shame. And that’s interesting outside for great Americans who want to come down and protest in front of the court and protest peacefully. There’s more police here than anyone has ever seen except for blocks. You can’t go near this door and yet you have no one at the university. We have very radical people who want to tear down the colleges and universities.”
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Trump is really angry because he thinks the police are keeping his MAGA protesters away from the courthouse: “So we have more police presence here than anyone has ever seen in blocks.” pic.twitter.com/EpPIg26zou
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As The New York Times reported, the MAGAs did not appear at Trump’s trial:
Donald J. Trump apparently didn’t like what he saw out the window of his chauffeured SUV as he drove through Lower Manhattan Monday morning for the start of opening arguments in his first criminal trial.
The scene he faced as he approached the dingy courthouse at 100 Center Street was disappointing. Across the street at Collect Pond Park, the designated location for protesters during the trial, only a handful of Trump supporters had gathered, and that number would not increase much as the morning progressed.
Trump has spent years making his legal troubles a shared burden with his supporters. He keeps telling them that the government is coming after them too. The ex-president has essentially begged his supporters to come and protest on his behalf.
Donald Trump wants an intimidating show of power.
Instead, he’s gotten a few stragglers here and there. The kind of demonstrators who also hang around on street corners and hand out pamphlets about the doomsday conspiracy theory.
The MAGAs aren’t showing up for Trump anymore.
There has been a lot of speculation in the media about why, but the answer is quite simple. Conservative media, where MAGAs get their information, is not reporting on Trump’s legal troubles. Most of his supporters are unaware of his legal troubles. The other reason MAGAs don’t show up is because they know Trump’s lawsuits have nothing to do with their lives, and they don’t care.
Trump fatigue is real. The former president is no longer the attraction he used to be.
Every day when he comes into court with his freedom on the line, Trump is confronted with the reality that his power is an illusion, and the crowd whose love he needs for continued validation is not there.
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