For Trump, it was something of a re-injection into the main vein of American politics. "Yeah, I called questioning the election," Trump said of a matter that is the subject of a criminal case in Fulton County. A senior Trump campaign official said angry reactions from Trump's political adversaries were a sign of success. Trump "didn't hurt himself with his core base," said a Republican strategist who watched the town hall. For close observers of Trump on the campaign trail over the past several months, there were few, if any, surprises.

Source: CNN May 11, 2023 22:15 UTC