According to a pollster, the act of seizing former President Donald Trump’s New York properties by the hands of New York State Attorney General Letitia James could potentially benefit him in his pursuit of the White House.
Pollster Frank Luntz made this statement during his appearance on CNN on Thursday.
It has been speculated that James might initiate the seizure of Trump’s properties on Monday, following a civil fraud case in which Trump was ordered to pay millions of dollars, with a payment of $464 million due on that day.
Trump has expressed difficulty in making this payment, which is required by state rules for him to file an appeal. Consequently, there is speculation that James is prepared to seize Trump’s properties located in Westchester County, an affluent area in New York state. Luntz believes that if James proceeds with this action, it would inadvertently assist Trump.
“I want you to remember this moment. And don’t forget it,” Luntz said in a video of the segment posted by Mediaite.
“If the New York Attorney General starts to take his homes away, starts to seize his assets, it’s all going to be on camera. Pundits are going to sit there and scream about this, ‘This man cannot be elected.’ You’re going to create the greatest victimhood of 2024. And you’re going to elect Donald Trump,” Luntz said.
“If they take his stuff, he’s going to say that this is proof that the federal government and the establishment in the swamp in Washington, and all the politicians across the country and the attorneys generals and all of this, that this is a conspiracy to deny him the presidency,” he said.
“He’s going to go up in the polls, just like he went up every single time they indicted him. The indictment — and let’s not talk about whether it’s justified or not — but it will prove the things that he’s saying on the campaign trail, and he will go up, and it may just elect him president. Do not forget that,” Luntz said.
Luntz then went on to give James a piece of advice, saying: “And I say this to the attorney general right now, if you play politics on this, this is what the secretaries of state did in Colorado, and what they did in, I believe is Maine, his numbers went up in both states,” he said.
“I don’t understand. I’m almost speechless in how pathetic the opposition to Trump has been and how completely misguided. And this is a perfect example of it,” he said.
watch the full exchange:
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