Sorry Not Sorry! 8 Times Joy Reid Unapologetically Dragged Donald Trump On MSNBC - Page 5

4. Joy Reid Confronts Trump On Avoiding Election Fraud Arraignment

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In August 2023, Trump was due to appear for his arraignment in his election fraud case. Trump waived his right to appear in August in court and instead took to his social media to post videos. In one video, he showed off a T-shirt for his supporters to purchase to fund his campaign and legal defenses. In another video, he showed gratitude to voters in Atlanta for “showering” him with support. 

Reid called Trump out on her show for dodging the arraignment. She said, “As for Trump’s avoidance of his arraignment, perhaps he’s too busy preparing more of those bizarre and random social media video posts that he’s been posting that show that he continues to live in the Upside Down.” The Upside Down is a reference to the alternate world in the Netflix series Stranger Things. It is a world which mirrors the real world but is a darker and more sinister version of it. 

She even challenged his second video. She said, “Of course, there’s no evidence that there was even a sprinkle of support from the same city he repeatedly called ‘horrible’ and ‘crime infested.’”