Ex-Aide Hits Trump With A Harsh Truth About His Family And The Trial

Former Trump White House press aide Sarah Matthews  on Thursday talked about the possible effect the lack of in-person support from family members may be having on the former president during his hush money trial. She also predicted why Trumps wife, former first lady Melania Trump , wont be standing by his side during the proceedings.

Trump is someone whos all about branding and optics and he knows that its not necessarily the best look that he hasnt had his family by his side [and] that there arent crowds of protesters outside supporting him, Matthews told MSNBC s Chris Jansing.

Trump feeds off of that kind of energy and so for that not to be assembled outside the courthouse is probably disappointing to him, and putting him in a bad mood and so then hes lashing out at aides, she continued.

Eric Trump, the former presidents son, is the only family member to attend court so far. Campaign surrogates have started to join the defendant in the courtroom this week.

Matthews envisioned more relatives and supporters coming to Trumps side in the coming weeks.

Theyll continue to try to bring people to be around him so he feels a little bit less embarrassed about the situation, she predicted.

Melania Trump likely wont be among them, though, said Matthews. Donald Trump , after all, is accused of falsifying documents to cover up hush money payments to porn actor Stormy Daniels.

Look, she hasnt even campaigned with him yet, Matthews noted of the former first lady. So, I dont think when were talking about a case where he made a hush money payment to a porn star, or had an affair with her, and then paid her off because he had this affair just days after Melania gave birth to their son. I really wouldnt imagine that she wants to sit through a trial like this.

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