That was quickly followed up by his favorite tactic of shouting "squirrel!" to divert people's attention.
"Who shot Ashli Babbit?" the former president asked after hearing about what an anonymous British Spectator author who claimed Mike Pence's security detail killed her.
Rumors go a long way in Trump's alternative reality approach to dealing with the reality that he's in big trouble.
The more outrageous the better. It's the kind of fresh raw meat his acolytes crave.
Why go after Pence?
The answer lies within the Big Lie narrative. Because Pence didn't listen to Trump's urging to blow up the electoral process, he's become the enemy.
Trump's willingness to embrace every conspiracy theory that he believes helps his cause is an endless source of rebuttal to truth.
Despite claiming to be "thrilled" after his company and CFO were criminally indicted yesterday, Trump knows he's in trouble unlike anything he faced before.
That's why I expect more outrageous claims by Trump and his minions in order to muddy the waters in media reports. It's one of his older tactics, but still works with the extreme right-wing core who support him.
I also expect this trial will go on for a long time, as more information is discovered during the process.
Meanwhile, Trump will be shouting "squirrel!" every time more information is exposed about the criminality behind his company, and his personal corruption.
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