![]() Trump wouldn’t answer a question about whether he’d continue to send U.S. He said he had “a great relationship” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, referencing his 2019 impeachment after pressuring Zelenskyy for “a favor” while withholding military aid. Trump claimed, without evidence or explanation, that if he was still president Putin would never have invaded Ukraine. Trump repeated his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him “a smart guy,” but said “he made a bad mistake” to invade Ukraine. Trump instead spoke about the court ruling as having given anti-abortion activists “negotiating ability.”įriends to foes: How Trump and DeSantis' relationship has deteriorated over the years Trump also dodged questions about whether, if elected president again, he would sign a national abortion ban. ![]() The claim is based on a misleading interpretation of a Senate vote. He repeatedly falsely claimed that abortion rights supporters wanted to “kill a baby” in the ninth month of pregnancy or even after a birth. Supreme Court overturning abortion rights last year, took credit for appointing three of the justices who joined in the majority ruling, saying “it was such a great victory and people are starting to understand it now.” Trump, responding to a question about the U.S. More than 1,000 people have been charged and more than 600 have been convicted so far. He said he was inclined, if elected president again, to pardon many of those convicted for their roles in the Jan. He at one point pulled out printed copies of his Twitter posts that day in which he finally, hours after the attack on the Capitol began, asked his supporters to leave the Capitol. That was unbelievable and it was a beautiful day,” Trump said.Ĭollins pressed Trump on why he didn’t ask his supporters to leave the Capitol or send help to disperse the protesters, and he deflected, trying to cast blame on then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi. They were there with love in their heart. The former president quickly began boasting about the size of the crowd he spoke to before some began marching on the Capitol and said the attendees believed the election was “rigged.” But the issue came up early Wednesday, when Collins asked Trump if he regretted his actions on that day. 6 INSURRECTIONįor more than two years, Trump had largely avoided sitting for any tough questioning about the lies he spread about his 2020 election loss that spurred the deadly insurrection at the U.S. He came back to his claims at other points in the town hall, sprinkling the lie into answers on unrelated subjects and prompting Collins to interrupt him and correct him. As Collins continued to try to fact-check Trump, he interrupted again, calling for honest elections and then pivoting to other subjects like immigration. Trump did not, immediately returning to his false claims. Striking a more muted tone than he usually uses onstage before his cheering supporters, Trump called it a “rigged election” and a “shame” before Collins cut him off, correcting his statements and asking him to publicly acknowledge his loss to Biden. Trump, with his first question from Collins about why he should be elected again, started almost immediately by repeating his lies about the 2020 presidential election and repeating his unfounded claims of election fraud. “I can’t take that back because it happens to be true,” Trump said. Collins tried to interrupt but Trump continued and called it “a fake story” and referred to Carroll as “a wack job.” I had no idea who she is.” He dismissed a question from Collins about whether it would impact his standing with female voters and in response, he launched into a recounting of Carroll’s claims in a mocking voice, drawing laughs and claps from the live audience. Trump, when asked by CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins about the verdict, said his poll numbers went up and repeated his statements that he didn’t know Carroll, though at least one photograph has surfaced of them together. Trump skipped attending the trial and did not testify in his own defense during the proceedings, with jurors instead being shown video from a pretrial deposition, making Wednesday the first time he’s had to face a public questioning in the case. Trump denied it, saying he never encountered Carroll at a 1996 department store and did not know her and has said he plans to appeal the verdict. ![]() The jury rejected her claim of rape and instead found Trump responsible for a lesser degree of sexual abuse. ![]() Trump’s appearance came a day after a New York jury found him liable for sexually abusing a woman nearly 30 years ago and defaming her when she spoke about it publicly. Here’s what to know about Trump’s CNN town hall: QUESTIONS ON SEXUAL ABUSE CASE ![]()
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