Trump's advisor reportedly showed him an AOC tweet during the CNN town hall to fire him up. Axios reported that Trump advisor Jason Miller showed Trump Ocasio-Cortez's tweet during the first commercial break of the night. AdvertisementAxios reported that Trump was also shown a tweet from The Lincoln Project calling the town hall "a CNN sponsored Trump 2024 fundraiser." During and following the town hall, several media experts and professionals publicly denounced the event. AdvertisementAccording to the former president's advisor, Miller, in the eyes of Trump's team, the CNN town hall "was fantastic."

Source: CNN May 15, 2023 14:29 UTC