Former President Donald Trump during a CNN Town Hall event. AdvertisementAfter a sluggish start, he has built a huge and growing lead in polls of Republican voters. Recent surveys give the former president more than 50% support among GOP primary voters. Most Trump supporters regard such issues as little more than an establishment plot to sideline Trump with years-old R-rated dirt. That helps explain why voters at the town hall laughed at Trump’s jokes about Carroll that many viewers found sexist and tasteless.

Source: CNN May 14, 2023 11:53 UTC