"And to your point about, you know, Trump’s resurgence being, you know, a poison pill for a general election, what CNN’s new poll is showing only 26 percent of Independent voters support approval of Donald Trump. Over 60 percent thought an indictment was justified. Only 8 percent said it was had had no merit at all.
Those are Independent voters who end up making the decisions in general elections.
So you know the party — you know, he may thrive on the oxygen of attention. But if that moth keeps going to that flame, it’s going to be burnt to a crisp."
ACOSTA: Right. And with other potential indictments coming, other trials potentially coming down the pike, I can’t imagine that the numbers you just mentioned, John, heading in the right direction for Trump and the Republican Party when it comes to a general election campaign.