CNN Correspondent Says Swing-State Voters Tell Him They Are ‘Disgusted’ And ‘Tired’ With Trump Trial

“We will have to wait and see what this verdict is and how voters are assessing it,” he added. “But as I talk to voters across the country in these battleground states … many of them aren’t paying attention at all and are disgusted and sort of tired with this, but the numbers beyond the horse race are so interesting. The reason that President Biden is having problems, it’s because of young voters, voters of color, inflation. That is the issue on the minds of voters, not this.”

Trump has shrunk his deficit to Biden among black and Hispanic Americans, the NYT poll found. Biden leads 70% to 18% among black voters and 47% to 42% among Hispanic voters in the six swing states.

“So it’s still the economy, stupid?” host Wolf Blitzer asked, clarifying he was referring to the classic line rather than calling Zeleny dumb.

“It seems to be. Inflation really is at the heart of so much of this. We’ll see how much this is going to play a part. But as of now, it’s actually helped Donald Trump,” Zeleny said.

Trump is the defendant in a New York trial, where he faces 34 felony counts pertaining to allegedly falsifying business documents when reimbursing Michael Cohen for a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. Several polls published since the start of jury selection have found that a conviction of the former president would not deter voters from backing Trump in November.

Many Americans also say they do not believe Trump acted illegally or is experiencing fair treatment in the case, polling shows.

“It’s not the hush money trial, stupid,” Blitzer quipped.