Donald Trump's senior adviser Ed Brookover said many Americans can relate to Trump's attacks on a judge, because they also have been mistreated. | AP Photo Trump adviser on judge attacks: 'Many Americans can relate to' being wronged

As far as whether Donald Trump calling out the Mexican heritage of Judge Gonzalo Curiel has helped in recent days, one of the presumptive Republican nominee's senior advisers said Tuesday that one thing is for certain: Trump, like other Americans, has felt slighted in some way.

"I think the sense is that Donald Trump speaks his mind," senior adviser Ed Brookover told "Fox & Friends." "He calls it like he sees ‘em, and this judge has been mistreating him from day one. He’s spoken up, he’s said that. And I think many Americans can relate to that."


That's possible, co-host Brian Kilmeade remarked, but he also noted that Republicans have criticized Trump's line of attack on the judge.

"I think what Mr. Trump has said is he's had trouble with this judge from day one as I said earlier," Brookover repeated. "And he's looked at all of the different factors, and that may be one of them. And who knows what the reason is the judge has been giving Donald Trump these bad rulings. But whatever it is, we're not afraid of this case. Mr. Trump is not afraid to take it on. And we're ready to have our day in court when it finally comes."

Asked where the Trump University cases should be on the campaign's list of priorities, Brookover said "very low," explaining that Trump and surrogates have only been discussing it "because the Democrats and the liberal opponents try to keep bringing it up."

As far as plans to put the chatter to rest over the litigation, Brookover said "I think Mr. Trump is taking the facts head on. We want to take the facts head on, let the public know our side of the story and having a discussion with Hillary Clinton about what it is that can make this country great again."