'Big mouth': Trump trolled as he claims 'we're going to win New York' amid hush money trial

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump criticized the New York court system before entering the Manhattan courtroom for day 19 of the hush money trial against him and claimed he could win the historically blue Empire State in the November election.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, May 20, the Republican presumptive nominee said, "The criminal justice system is on trial in New York," while reading an excerpt from attorney Alan Dershowitz, according to Fox News.

"I love this state. I love the people of the state. I'm running hard in New York," Trump added. "I think we're going to win New York."

The 45th president also referred to other cases he faced in New York and lashed out at the justice system as "corrupt."

The prosecution rested the hush money case on the first day of the fifth week of the historic criminal trial after questioning witnesses, including Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen, and former adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who received the hush money payment.

Trump laments about early court time

The court convened earlier than its usual time on Monday, which irked the real estate mogul.

The court typically starts at 9.30 am, but on day 19, it began 45 minutes early at 8.45 am. Trump whined the change in timing stopped him from his campaign commitments.

"I'm here instead of campaigning. As you know, I was supposed to be in a very different state this morning, and the judge [Juan Merchan] actually decided to call it early. And yet it looks like we're going have a very big gap between days, and it's going to be determined right now in court. But we're here about an hour early today," the former president complained.

"I was supposed to be making a speech for political purposes. And I'm not allowed to have anything to do with politics because I'm sitting in a very freezing cold courtroom for the last four weeks. It's very unfair."

He apologized to Iowa and New Hampshire for his inability to campaign there because he was "sitting in an ice box all day."

Trump, the criminal defendant if the case, must be present in the court throughout the trial. However, he was excused on May 17 to attend his younger son Barron Trump's graduation.

Prominent cases against Trump in New York

New York, the bedrock of Trump's billion-dollar real estate business, has been bad luck for him in the past months. Besides the hush money trial, Trump faced two other defeats in the Empire State since the election year kickstarted.

In late January, New York Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the former president to pay $83.3 million to writer E Jean Carroll over defamation charges. However, he appealed the verdict in March by posting a $91.6 million bond.

In addition, Trump faced another massive penalty verdict for inflating the prices of his properties for decades to secure favorable bank loans and tax benefits.

In February, Judge Arthur Engoron charged him a $355 million penalty and interest in the case brought by NY Attorney General Letitia James. Trump posted a $175 million bond to appeal the penalty ruling, which reached $454 million by the end of March.

Internet slams Trump for boasting about winning NY after criticizing its justice system

Netizens lashed out at the ex-POTUS' criticisms of the Empire State's court system and his prediction to win the heavily Democratic state.

One user wrote, "What a washed up old man." Another remarked, "When has tRump not claimed success and then cheating when he fails."

"No he is not. We NYers despise him," a third user fumed. A fourth response read, "Trump lies. A lot."

Another person added, "Big mouth don't make a big man..."

"He's going to win like the late great Hannibal Lector," someone else commented, referring to Trump's recent remarks about the infamous antagonist of 'The Silence of the Lambs.'

An individual wrote, "Super Victim is going to lose." Meanwhile, another user added, "When he gets destroyed which he will I assume you all will cry fixed and stollen."

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