'Deranged cultists': Internet ridicules pro-Trump Manhattan courtroom bystanders as they praise ex-president

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Bystanders outside Ex-President Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial spoke to Fox News on Wednesday, May 29, denouncing what they described as a political prosecution of the former leader and President Joe Biden's main rival in politics.

"This thing is damaging to the American legal system for decades to come," a man outside the courtroom told the outlet. "The political use of the courts. Listen, on this level, it's dreadful… never mind Trump, it's damaging to the country."

Hush money trial bystander opines the trial is 'economically motivated'

The man also agreed with a scowl when asked if he believed the trial had political motivations, adding, "It's also economically motivated."

"Let's do it fair, let's lay out the deck of cards, if Biden is scared to lay down the deck of cards and ask what happened with the cocaine in the White House, the people still want to know… why CNN aint publicize that, why?" he asked.

Another hush money trial bystander says 'Donald Trump is right'

Another man wearing a New York Yankees cap told the outlet, "Why they ain't making no news about it? It's not about being a racist, you know I was a Democrat for long [time], but I had to research and start seeing things and I started to come to a clear perception and said, ‘Nah, Donald Trump is right.’"

"You don't have to agree with him about everything but one thing you can say… he love to take care of the people, he love people," the man added.

Donald Trump is a 'good president' according to another NYC courtroom bystander

"Because he's doing everything for us," a woman outside the courtroom told the outlet when asked why she believes Trump is a "good president."

Another man said he thinks Democrats are "desperate" and "losing their s**t."

"They're losing their composure and they're just so scared that he might be elected they're just losing their stuff totally," the man, who was holding an American flag, added.

Donald Trump's 'ratings will go up' following the hush money trial, says bystander

When asked what the outcome of the trial would be, a man said, "His ratings will go up, we have a Constitution, so sooner or later, whatever at first happens will be overturned, so thank God we're a constitutional republic." The man said he "wouldn't be surprised" if Trump was convicted in the New York City case, but the "consensus seems to be a hung jury."

"It shows that it's fragile," the man said about how this trial reflects the criminal justice system in the United States. "Half the country doesn't realize that we have a constitutional republic, and they think that the quote ‘majority' should make the laws and that's not the way it works. The Constitution supersedes the majority."

Internet says pro-Trump bystanders are 'members of a cult'

Netizens pilloried the bystanders who spoke in favor of Trump. One X user tweeted, "They are not conservatives, they are members of a cult. Nothing about Trump is conservative." Another wrote, "It's pretty wild how divided the reactions are to this. Some see it as holding people accountable, others think it's all political."

"All these whack jobs watch faux news and oan and listen to Alex Jones and are just regurgitating the slop you feed them... your lies are destroying this country so you can make profits, it's disgusting," added one user. "Deranged cultists," mocked one user. 

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