united states, around the world and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. just ahead, donald trump changes his mind when it comes to plans to appear in court today. we ll look at how that will affect his new york civil trial. i want to be a dictator for one day. the republican front-runner doubles down on a controversial comment. why he says it s a hoax. what the u.s. has to say about civilian protection in gaza. good to have you with us. just days ago, former president donald trump declared he would testify today in his $250 million new york civil fraud trial. but a few hours ago, he changed course, announcing on his truth social platform, that he will not take the stand after all. new york attorney general letitia james said her office had proven he had years of fraud and unjustly enriched himself. du trump, and his sons and company, inflated the value to get better loans and insurance terms. he testified once and his attorneys advised him not to do it again. h
13. and participants calling it a red neck parade. that s a lot of fun. i do not agree with the way he handle it for the following reasons. no, that s a different one. i ve got to go back and see. got all of this stuff twirling around in my head. that s what you at home deemed to be the biggest gaffe of the cycle so far. and herman cain whether or not he agreed with the way the obama administration handled the libyan conflict and that s not the only gaffe, many of you wrote in about rick perry s debate when he said oops. and said rick perry, i don t