Donald Trump trolled as Olivia Troye reveals his staff was 'cringing' during his RNC speech

WASHINGTON, DC: In a recent interview, former White House staffer Olivia Troye shared that even Donald Trump's own campaign staff was likely "cringing" during his speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC), as reported by The Raw Story.

Troye, who served under Vice President Mike Pence, provided a candid look into the atmosphere within the Trump administration during her appearance on MSNBC. Troye was asked about Trump’s tendency to go "off the rails" in his speeches and whether this was evident during his RNC address.

Olivia Troye shares Donald Trump's campaign staff 'cringed' during his RNC speech

Troye responded by describing the scene she imagined at the White House, where staffers were likely shaking their heads in dismay.

"I will say this, his speech started off and went off the rails like it usually does. I was picturing, honestly, Alex, the staff, we have all been there as we have worked at the White House, I was imagining the staff cringing, no, no, no, here he goes," Troye said.

"And then sitting there going and shaking our heads. The reality is, the message that came across during that entire week was it is not the party of unity. It is the party of unifying between and behind an agenda to suit them, an extreme agenda," she continued.

Troye has been vocal about her criticism of Trump, most notably when she lambasted him for attempting to distance himself from Project 2025, a controversial plan developed by the Heritage Foundation as a blueprint for a potential second Trump administration.

During a CNN interview, she described Trump's disavowal of the project as "preposterous."

"This is preposterous. If you look at the collaborators and the authors of this plan, a lot of these people came from directly people that served in Trump’s Cabinet during this administration," Troye said.

Project 2025 has raised alarms for its recommendations, which include replacing civil service jobs with political appointees and expanding the executive's power. Trump has claimed he has no ties to the plan, a statement backed by his close allies.

Despite this, notable contributors to the project include former Trump administration officials such as Ben Carson and Ken Cuccinelli. Paul Dans, who served as chief of staff at the US Office of Personnel Management under Trump, leads the project.

Troye believes Trump’s distance from the document is a strategic move, acknowledging that the extreme nature of the plan could be detrimental to his campaign.

"But I think what this is telling us is that Donald Trump knows that what is written in this plan is so extreme that it is damaging to his possibility of getting elected. And that’s what he’s concerned [about]," she added.

Donald Trump slammed in wake of Olivia Troye's remarks about RNC speech

Following Troye's remarks, the internet was quick to respond, with many users expressing their agreement and trolling Trump. 

One Facebook user remarked, "So was most of America," while another noted, "Yes, because everyone thought it was going to be more about unity and getting our act together and he did that for maybe 30 minutes before he fell back into his old ways of being a fifth grade schoolyard bully."

Other users echoed these sentiments. One wrote, "So were a lot of people who tuned in. That's why they tuned out," and another commented, "Frickin NUT JOB. and people worry about President Biden."

Another user observed, "Cognitive impairment decline dementia," and yet another simply stated, "I didn’t even listen to him but just knowing he was speaking made me cringe."

One particularly pointed comment came from a X user who said, "The entire non MAGA cultist portion of the country was cringing," reflecting a broader disapproval from those outside Trump's base. Summing up the general sentiment, an eighth user noted, "They weren’t the only ones."

 

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