it is 4:00 new york. it is not every day that a former president of the united states is in a courthouse. much less as a defendant in the case that threatens to bring down the entire brand that he used to propel himself into office in the first place. today, donald trump was back in court in the $250 million civil fraud trial in new york. before walking in, trump lashed out as he so often does at the judge, the trial, at the new york attorney general who brought the lawsuit. he did not mention judge engoron s clerk, who has been a frequent target of his, he remains under a gag order that prohibits him from talking about court staff. inside the courtroom, accounting expert eli bartov took the stand and testified that in his expert opinion the attorney general s claims of a years long pattern of fraud, manipulating the values of trump s real estate assets were baseless. there is no evidence whatsoever for any accounting fraud, he said. dold trump was reportedly visibly pleased.
To people of the united states that he is a likeable, affable, affective personality. i think whether or not al gore can take the coat hanger out of his jacket, hang loose, and appear very warm and credible, and be more likeable than george w. romney, he just can t be so stiff. he has to be more likeable. he s got to be more likeable, connect with people. he needs to also smile, be likeable. you got a like ability gap. so it is not just about women here, simone, likeability, something that has influenced voters in presidential elections for decades. the fact that people often say, that folks want to elect somebody that they want to be their champion, but somebody that they want to have a beer with, somebody that they like, that s why oftentimes you will hear people talk about a number of different elections being popularity contests which frankly i don t think that s what this 2020 presidential, democratic presidential primary will be. with that being said, when folks