Trump’s latest rambling meltdown reminds America of his predator past

Donald Trump used a news conference following a Manhattan court hearing on Friday to make a meandering, conspiratorial, and disjointed rant about the various court judgements against him. Trump has faced increased questioning about his mental acuity and this appearance is likely to raise further concerns.

The event was billed as a news conference, but Trump took no questions from the media as he reminded the public of the long list of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct.

Trump appeared in court for oral arguments in his appeal of the 2023 verdict awarding E. Jean Carroll $5 million for battery and defamation after a jury found that he sexually abused Carroll in a department store dressing room in 1996.

For over 45 minutes Trump held court, bouncing from topic to topic. He claimed, without evidence, that the verdict against him—including the separate criminal case where the jury found him guilty on 34 counts—were part of a plot hatched by the Democratic Party.