This is an excerpt from an opinion by Fox News contributor Liz Peek
Can Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in November despite being cooped up in a courtroom, fenced in by what he calls an ongoing “witch hunt”? It won’t be easy; the polls have tightened in recent weeks, perhaps because Biden is out campaigning, gleefully spewing taxpayer money to swing-state voters and slamming his opponent, and Trump is not.
Instead, Trump is on trial, again, in New York City.
His enemies in the liberal press are jubilant. Not because Trump has committed some heinous crime and will be brought to justice. Not because convicting the former president would make the lives of New Yorkers, or all Americans, better in any way. Now, leftwing media types are exultant because they want to see The Donald disgraced, weakened and brought to his knees.
For proof, look no further than Maggie Haberman’s recent front-page piece in the New York Times. The Times writer is almost giddy.
Haberman, a long-time Trump antagonist, recounts the scene in the “decrepit” courtroom of Democrat donor Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the hush money trial brought by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Late in the day, the former president stands up, ready to go home, and is ordered by Merchan to “have a seat.” Boom! Haberman is thrilled, noting that Trump “is used to setting his own pace” but suddenly, he is “stripped of control.”
Haberman describes the real estate tycoon appearing “haggard and rumpled” by day’s end; “The mundanity of the courtroom has all but swallowed Mr. Trump” writes Maggie, dispelling his long-sought image of “bigness.”
This is nectar to Trump opponents. After all, Gallup reports that only 38% of voters see President Biden as a “strong and decisive leader”, compared to 57% who think Trump has those attributes. They hope Bragg’s show trial will eliminate that divide.
