MacCallum fielded a question from a DeSantis voter named Jane who asked Trump point-blank why he has “publicly criticized and personally demeaned so many of” the people who worked for him in the past.
“I will be caucusing for DeSantis,” Jane acknowledged. “But I will say, Mr. President, I am extremely grateful that in your first term, you accomplished great things. But it was also with the help of many great people.”
“Since that time, you have publicly criticized and personally demeaned so many of them,” the DeSantis voter continued. “If you’re given four more years, how will you convince good people to take the risk of working with you?”
Trump responded and claimed that he would have “no problem” finding “great people” to work with if elected back to the White House in November.
“So, I have a lot of people that want to work with me,” Trump replied. “Everybody wants to come to work with us. We’re going to have no trouble.”
“We had great people,” he continued. “We had a couple that were not great. Stiffs, I would call them. But that’s true with anybody. But now I’ve gotten to know Washington. I’ve gotten to know the people. I know the best. I know the smart ones, the dumb ones, the weak ones, the strong ones.”
