
Trump’s Criminal Trial Forces Unique Campaign Pivot
Because he is now tethered to an historic New York criminal trial for the next two months, former President Donald Trump must change his campaign strategy. Ordinarily, the former president would likely be scheduling a series of campaign speeches at fundraisers and rallies. Instead, “the campaign IS the courtroom over the next several weeks,” Steve Bannon, who formerly headed the 2016 campaign for then-candidate Donald Trump, wrote via text to The Epoch Times. “President Trump’s messaging about the ‘Lawfare’ used against him replaces all but the most important rallies.” Every afternoon after court ends, President Trump’s “going to the sticks,” or media microphones, “is vital to pierce the media’s information war,” said Mr. Bannon, host of his own “War Room” podcast....
