CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins brought up the bogus lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump during Wednesday night’s town hall.
A Manhattan federal jury awarded Carroll $5 million for “battery and defamation” in the civil case.
Trump denied all wrongdoing in the case and said Carroll made up the story.
Yet, the jury still decided to give her $5 million.
The fake news media will attempt to use the junk charges to smear President Trump.
Kaitlan Collins wanted to force the issue, but Trump was undeterred when the anchor brought up the topic.
CNN framed this question during the town hall:
“What do you say to voters who believe the jury verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case disqualifies you from being President?”
Trump was unfazed by the question.
“My poll numbers went up, and they went up with the other fake charge, too, because what’s happening is they’re doing this for election interference,” Trump replied.
“This woman, I don’t know her. I never met her. I have no idea who she is. I had a picture taken years ago with her and her husband. Nice guy, John Johnson. He was a newscaster, very nice man. She called him an ape. Happens to be African American. Called him an ape. The judge wouldn’t allow us to put that in,” he continued.
“Her dog or her cat was named ‘Vagina.’ The judge wouldn’t allow to put that in all of these things. But with her, they could put in anything. Access Hollywood,” Trump said.
“This was a jury of nine people who found you liable of sexual abuse. Do you think that will deter women from voting for you?” Collins asked.
“No, I don’t think so because I think the whole thing, just so you understand ready, I never met this woman. I never sought this woman,” Trump said.
WATCH:
the CNN town hall audience laughs as Trump smears E Jean Carroll pic.twitter.com/HIokiAqIom
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2023
Daily Mail noted:
He also called Carroll a ‘whack job’ for her rape accusation against him, repeated his claim he didn’t know her and accused her of ‘hanky panky’ after a jury awarded her $5million in damages for sexual abuse and defamation.
The former President also tore into the judge in the case for not letting the jury hear she called her husband John Johnson an ‘ape’ and that her ‘cat was named vagina’.
The crowd applauded Donald Trump for his performance at the fake news network’s town hall.
Trump countered each effort by Collins to smear him and embarrassed the network.
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