The One Dude Who Showed Up for Trump Trial Day 2 Voted for Obama—Twice
One lonely supporter—a reformed Trotskyist with a hard-luck story and a Jan. 6 history—stood outside Manhattan Criminal Court as Donald Trump arrived for the second day of his trial on Monday morning.
It was quite a contrast from the scene a day earlier: about 50 MAGA fans waving flags and a 20-person anti-Trump contingent marching down the street. And even that was probably a letdown for the ex-president who loves crowds, and loves to overestimate them.
Gary Phaneuf, 68, didn’t even have any reporters talking to him, except for The Daily Beast. He stood in a specially designated protest area across from the entrance to 100 Centre Street, wearing a New York baseball cap and carrying a “Trump 2024: Take America Back” banner.