Piers Morgan ridiculed for response to Donald Trump’s guilty verdict: ‘Are you serious?’

Piers Morgan has leapt to the defence of Donald Trump after he became the first criminally convicted US president in history.

On Thursday (30 May), a jury found Republican politician Trump guilty on all counts at his hush money trial, making him the first convicted felon to run for the White House.

Stars including Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand and Stephen King have all responded to the news, making their happiness over the verdict known in the immediate aftermath.

But one person who is not impressed with the outcome is broadcaster Morgan.

Shortly after the guilty verdict was revealed, Morgan, who last interviewed Trump in 2022, wrote on X/Twitter: “This is a sad, shameful and ridiculous day for America.

“To drag a former President, who is running for President again, through criminal courts over something so trivial feels a massive overreach & an incredibly divisive and obviously politically partisan action.”

His comment was met with consternation from his followers, with one asking: ‘Are you serious?”

“No, it’s a wonderful and happy day for America and the rule of law,” another wrote. “No one is above the law and he’s the first former president to become a convicted felon.”

Follower Chris Wozney replied: “...or, he committed a crime, he was rightfully charged, and now he’s a convicted felon, based on a jury of his peers, using real evidence, and not MAGA gaslighting.”

In April, Morgan let his views on the trial be known, stating that Trump should risk arrest and skip the trial in order to attend his son’s graduation. He said on his TalkTV show: “Have you lost your minds, America? What a demeaning way to treat a former president.”

Morgan also said he believes that Trump being found guilty would “almost guarantee” his