President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday — in the hopes of bringing about an eventual peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine after three years of war — and the media talking heads, apparently, are having none of it.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
Of course, just 48 hours after the much-touted meeting between Trump and Putin, the conversations across the Sunday political talk shows were focused on Russia — but rather than allow Trump an ounce of grace for bringing Putin to the table, they poked and prodded at the whole scenario, looking for fault wherever they could find it.
On ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; host Martha Raddatz attempted to put Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the defensive, asking him to respond to critics who claim he&#8217;d put Putin on the &#8220;world stage&#8221; by meeting him on the &#8220;red carpet&#8221; in Alaska.
Rubio pointed out the obvious — that Trump&#8217;s critics were always going to find something to complain about — and then argued that Putin, after waging war against Ukraine for three years, was already on the world stage.
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When asked about Pres. Trump facing criticism for his warm welcome of Russian Pres. Putin, Sec. Rubio said, &#8220;Critics of President Trump are always going to find something to criticize &#8230; I will tell you this, Putin is already on the world stage.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/lDUBzfFcsj">https://t.co/lDUBzfFcsj</a> <a href="https://t.co/y2C2vrxoSG">pic.twitter.com/y2C2vrxoSG</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1957085205744800238?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Raddatz then asked Rubio what concessions Trump was able to get from Putin during their face-to-face meeting, prompting the Secretary of State to tell her abruptly that he would not be revealing any such concessions on her show.
&#8220;As much as everyone would love it to be a live, pay-per-view event, these discussions only work best when they are conducted privately in serious negotiations,&#8221; he said.
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When asked by <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> what concessions were asked of Russia’s Putin, Sec. Rubio said, “As much as everyone would love it to be a live, pay-per-view event, these discussions only work best when they are conducted privately in serious negotiations.” <a href="https://t.co/wTfrXhFP2T">https://t.co/wTfrXhFP2T</a> <a href="https://t.co/S9yNsJYnad">pic.twitter.com/S9yNsJYnad</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1957079828735074327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Jake Sullivan, who served as National Security Adviser under former President Joe Biden, claimed that Russia was using the negotiations in order to get land concessions that they could not obtain on the battlefield, and suggested that Trump was blind to Putin&#8217;s efforts to use him.
Putin, he told Raddatz, &#8220;is just trying to take us all for a ride, to keep this war going, keep attacking Ukraine without facing additional pressure.&#8221;
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Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that he hopes Pres. Trump will see in hindsight that Russian Pres. Putin “is just trying to take us all for a ride, to keep this war going, keep attacking Ukraine without facing additional pressure.” <a href="https://t.co/BS3Y0qa5Ab">https://t.co/BS3Y0qa5Ab</a> <a href="https://t.co/wOok5WMc38">pic.twitter.com/wOok5WMc38</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1957098239208853809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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NPR&#8217;s Mary Louise Kelly claimed that Trump&#8217;s refusal to take questions could be taken as proof that the meeting was a failure, saying, &#8220;Donald Trump loves to take questions &#8230; When we saw Trump&#8217;s choosing to take no questions whatsoever, not even trying to claim a win, I think what was left unsaid was much more striking than what was said.&#8221;
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“Donald Trump loves to take questions&#8230;When we saw Trump&#8217;s choosing to take no questions whatsoever, not even trying to claim a win, I think what was left unsaid was much more striking than what was said,” NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly said of the Putin summit. <a href="https://t.co/c4WucVqaCH">https://t.co/c4WucVqaCH</a> <a href="https://t.co/QIxfdBQt9x">pic.twitter.com/QIxfdBQt9x</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1957109079022662003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) also spoke with Raddatz about the summit, and also claimed that Trump&#8217;s gamble had failed: &#8220;There’s no sugar coating this — Donald Trump, once again, got played by Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin got the red carpet treatment on American soil. But we got no ceasefire, no imminent meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy.&#8221;
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“There’s no sugar coating this — Donald Trump, once again, got played by Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin got the red carpet treatment on American soil. But we got no ceasefire, no imminent meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen said. <a href="https://t.co/UzUy5XK2Gr">https://t.co/UzUy5XK2Gr</a> <a href="https://t.co/yxdz9tZQ8w">pic.twitter.com/yxdz9tZQ8w</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1957120656333570505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; the tone was very much the same. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) sat down with host Margaret Brennan, and he referred to the meeting as a &#8220;historic embarrassment.&#8221;
&#8220;Vladimir Putin does not care about the amount of time that we’re allocating, does not care about a B-2 bomber flyover, does not care about a lineup of F-22 fighters rolled out, he doesn&#8217;t care about any of that,&#8221; Crow claimed, arguing that Putin would only respond to more sanctions and military defeat.
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The summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska was a “historic embarrassment” for the U.S., Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) says.
“Vladimir Putin does not care about the amount of time that we’re allocating, does not care about a B-2 bomber flyover,… <a href="https://t.co/aIatCNbWQi">pic.twitter.com/aIatCNbWQi</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1957109149877096946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Brennan also spoke with Fiona Hill, a Russia expert who notably testified against Trump in his first impeachment, who claimed that Trump had brought out the B2 stealth bombers not as a show of force but a show of deference to Putin.
The flyover, she said, &#8220;looked much more like a show of appreciation for Vladimir Putin&#8221; than a show meant to intimidate him.
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The B-2 bomber flyover and lineup of fighter jets during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival to Alaska “looked much more like a show of appreciation for Vladimir Putin” than a show of force by the U.S., Russian expert Fiona Hill says.
The optics of Friday’s summit were… <a href="https://t.co/yvBBKIRAOo">pic.twitter.com/yvBBKIRAOo</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1957112182665097516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; host Kristen Welker brought in Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), who took much the same position as Crow and called the summit a &#8220;disaster&#8221; and an &#8220;embarrassment for the United States.&#8221;
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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) tells Meet the Press that President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Putin in Alaska was a “disaster” and an “embarrassment for the United States.” <a href="https://t.co/QC9TKvZ5hW">https://t.co/QC9TKvZ5hW</a> <a href="https://t.co/1qBng7t48y">pic.twitter.com/1qBng7t48y</a>
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1957080110206460077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Trump spent the day on Sunday alternately touting the success of the summit and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-slams-media-as-sunday-show-hosts-pan-putin-summit-these-people-are-sick">lashing out at media</a> for attempting to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-thrashes-media-over-russia-summit-critiques-its-incredible">cast doubt</a> on his efforts.
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Spin Cycle: Trump Met With Putin, So That Can’t Be Good. No, Seriously, We Can’t Let That Be Good

Spin Cycle: Trump Met With Putin, So That Can't Be Good. No, Seriously, We Can't Let That Be Good

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In the grand tradition of &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hakeem-jeffries-debuts-new-trump-nickname-proves-he-learned-nothing-from-cocaine-mitch">Cocaine Mitch</a>&#8221; McConnell (R-KY), &#8220;CNN NewsNight&#8221; host Abby Phillip accidentally gave President Donald Trump a new nickname that, if anything, will only make him sound cooler.
Phillip began a roundtable discussion with a reference to Trump&#8217;s decision to invoke Section 740 of the Home Rule Act and deploy federal resources in Washington, D.C., in an effort to tackle the rampant violent crime that has been plaguing the city and putting residents and visitors at risk.
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CNN&#8217;s Abby Phillip:
&#8220;Donald Trump makes himself Batman and the nation’s capital is Gotham City.&#8221;
That makes President Trump sound SUPER COOL!
Don&#8217;t think that was Abby&#8217;s intention at all. <a href="https://t.co/DeNP1nUVwh">pic.twitter.com/DeNP1nUVwh</a>
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1955088342661382540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Let&#8217;s get right to what America is talking about,&#8221; she began. &#8220;Donald Trump makes himself Batman and the nation’s capital is Gotham City. The President of the United States has declared himself Crime Fighter in Chief, and he&#8217;s taking over Washington&#8217;s police force. It is a move that the D.C. Mayor is calling &#8216;unsettling and unprecedented.'&#8221;
The immediate response from Trump voters was to embrace the nickname, flooding X with memes and comments referring to Trump as Batman.
&#8220;I voted for this,&#8221; one posted with an AI-generated image of Trump as Batman with Vice President JD Vance as Robin.
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I voted for this. <a href="https://t.co/WRMux4ElcV">https://t.co/WRMux4ElcV</a> <a href="https://t.co/nkA1jUNTE1">pic.twitter.com/nkA1jUNTE1</a>
— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BurtMaclin_FBI/status/1955263215044067791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m whatever Gotham needs me to be,&#8221; another added, including an image of Trump in the iconic cape and cowl.
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I&#8217;m whatever Gotham needs me to be. <a href="https://t.co/dLq87STYp8">https://t.co/dLq87STYp8</a> <a href="https://t.co/PyWsExDKhC">pic.twitter.com/PyWsExDKhC</a>
— Christian Martinez (@C_RMartinez) <a href="https://twitter.com/C_RMartinez/status/1955091308575355337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We call this stumbling upon truth,&#8221; one quipped in response to Phillip&#8217;s comment.
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We call this stumbling upon truth <a href="https://t.co/DVDeXONGdD">https://t.co/DVDeXONGdD</a>
— Derek. (@SuitablePolitic) <a href="https://twitter.com/SuitablePolitic/status/1955250668693815454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Ya&#8217;ll really trying to make @realDonaldTrump look even more badass aren&#8217;t you?&#8221; another asked.
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Yall really trying to make <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> look even more badass aren&#8217;t you <a href="https://twitter.com/abbydphillip?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abbydphillip</a> ? <a href="https://t.co/zUFO9jYZaA">https://t.co/zUFO9jYZaA</a> <a href="https://t.co/0vHPK70QZo">pic.twitter.com/0vHPK70QZo</a>
— Rollo (@SportsRollo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsRollo/status/1955251801424335072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And of course, a number pointed out the fact that years ago — when asked by a young boy if he was Batman — Trump said that he was: &#8220;I am Batman!&#8221;
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CNN&#8217;s Abby Phillip: &#8220;Donald Trump makes himself Batman and the nation’s capital is Gotham City.&#8221;
President Trump: &#8220;I am Batman&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/GiwUHsSO8X">https://t.co/GiwUHsSO8X</a> <a href="https://t.co/HfTcPkfGHp">pic.twitter.com/HfTcPkfGHp</a>
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1955222840690569497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2025</a></blockquote>
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CNN&#8217;s chief data analyst said on Monday that the numbers don&#8217;t lie: the Democrat and media driven pressure campaign to use the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s case as a weapon against President Donald Trump is falling flat.
Harry Enten broke down the polling during a segment with anchor Kate Bolduan, telling her that persistent efforts to tie Trump to his administration&#8217;s handling of case had failed to do any real damage. &#8220;This is, from at least a political point of view, quickly turning into a dud of a story,&#8221; he said.
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The Epstein saga is becoming a political dud &amp; nothingburger.
-Google searches for Epstein are down 89% from just 3 weeks ago. 
-Trump&#8217;s approval rating is holding steady &amp; much higher than term 1 at this point in his presidency 
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&#8220;Take a look here, Google searches for Epstein down 89% versus just three weeks ago, falling through the floor! It is no longer the top term searched alongside Donald Trump’s name,&#8221; Enten explained. &#8220;That’s been trading off between tariffs and Vladimir Putin with obviously the meeting coming up later this week. But at this particular point, the American people’s interest in this story, it’s quickly becoming something of a nothingburger.&#8221;
Bolduan pressed him on overall polling, asking whether there was any indication that support for Trump was waning in reaction to his administration&#8217;s handling of the case and the related files that have not yet been released.
&#8220;No, not really,&#8221; Enten replied. &#8220;I mean, take a look here. Let’s take a look at the overall numbers. Trump’s approval rating in July of 2025, it was 45%. It’s still well within that margin of error here at 44%. And you compare that to where he was in his first term at this point, he was at 37%. So he’s seven points higher, very much in a different political universe now, significantly higher in terms of his overall approval rating than he was at this point in his first term.&#8221;
&#8220;And more than that, among Republicans, his approval rating is near a record high, hovering right at about that 90% mark,&#8221; Enten added. &#8220;So no, he hasn’t lost any of that base. And when it comes to that center of the electorate, he’s basically holding on there. And his overall approval rating, 44%, is pretty gosh darn good for him, considering where he was at this point in term number one.&#8221;

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‘A Nothingburger!’: CNN Data Whiz Tells Dems Their Epstein Gamble Was A ‘Total Dud’

'A Nothingburger!': CNN Data Whiz Tells Dems Their Epstein Gamble Was A 'Total Dud'

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) turned out a scathing critique of former Vice President Kamala Harris and her 2024 presidential bid, saying that she&#8217;d relied too much on the counsel of billionaires who had steered her away from speaking on behalf of American workers.
Sanders spoke with CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; and she asked him to address a comment he&#8217;d made about Harris at a recent rally in West Virginia.
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“How do you run for president and not develop a strong agenda which speaks to the economic crisis facing working families?”<a href="https://twitter.com/SenSanders?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenSanders</a> says that one reason Kamala Harris lost in 2024 was because “she had too many billionaires telling her not to speak up for the working class.” <a href="https://t.co/QRnwxO8znQ">pic.twitter.com/QRnwxO8znQ</a>
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Bash began with a clip of from the rally, in which Sanders told the audience, &#8220;One of the reasons, in my view, that Kamala Harris lost this election is she had too many billionaires telling her not to speak up for the working-class of this country.&#8221;
&#8220;Ouch,&#8221; Bash reacted before she asked Sanders to clarify.
&#8220;Well, no, I think, I mean, I don’t think that that’s — I like her, she’s a friend of mine, but her core consultants, you know, were heavily influenced by very wealthy people,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;How do you run for president and not develop a strong agenda which speaks to the economic crises facing working families? You know, more income and wealth inequality today than we’ve ever had. You have 60% of our people living paycheck to paycheck. You’ve got a health care system which is broken and dysfunctional, and despite spending so much, we’re the only major country not to guarantee health care to all people. How do you not talk about these issues?&#8221;
&#8220;She talked about affordability —&#8221; Bash prompted.
Sanders objected: &#8220;Well, but in a vague — I don’t want to rehash that campaign, but I think the clue to Democratic victories is to understand that you’ve got to stand unequivocally with the working class of this country. You need an agenda that speaks to the needs of working people.&#8221;
Just two months before the election, Sanders sang a different tune. He claimed then that Harris was being &#8220;pragmatic&#8221; in hiding her own Marxist tendencies so that she could win the election.
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🚨QUIET PART OUT LOUD🚨
Welker: &#8220;Do you think Kamala is abandoning her progressive ideals?&#8221;
Bernie: &#8220;I think she is trying to be pragmatic and do what she thinks is right in order to win the election.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/qtwmgui7vd">pic.twitter.com/qtwmgui7vd</a>
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1832777676811034816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Bernie Turns On Kamala In Scathing Critique Of 2024 Bid

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) took to X to complain about the redistricting fight currently embroiling the Texas State House, claiming that Texas Republicans were attempting to use a newly redrawn map to &#8220;rig&#8221; the 2026 midterm election.
As the Massachusetts-based far-left Squad member complained about what she said was a &#8220;cowardly, undemocratic power grab,&#8221; critics quickly pointed out that her own district is the result of an obviously gerrymandered map created by the Democrats who have controlled her state&#8217;s legislature for more than two decades.
&#8220;What Republicans are doing in Texas is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab meant to silence voters. They know their policies are deeply unpopular so they want to rig the next election. Solidarity with Texas Democrats using every tool to fight back,&#8221; Pressley posted.
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What Republicans are doing in Texas is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab meant to silence voters.
They know their policies are deeply unpopular so they want to rig the next election.
Solidarity with Texas Democrats using every tool to fight back.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) <a href="https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1952871614611374425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The woman who represents this district wants you to know gerrymandering is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab,&#8221; Gerry Callahan posted in response, sharing a map of Pressley&#8217;s district.
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The woman who represents this district wants you to know gerrymandering is a cowardly, undemocratic power grab. <a href="https://t.co/XChUXAXsqe">https://t.co/XChUXAXsqe</a> <a href="https://t.co/JkwayCdsqB">pic.twitter.com/JkwayCdsqB</a>
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) <a href="https://twitter.com/GerryCallahan/status/1952894955497664996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This is what your Congressional District looks like &#8230; it is obviously quite gerrymandered! Trump got 36% of the Massachusetts vote &#8230; and Republicans got 0% of the seats!&#8221; Andrew Follett added.
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This is what your Congressional District looks like&#8230;it is obviously quite gerrymandered!
Trump got 36% of the Massachusetts vote&#8230;and Republicans got 0% of the seats! <a href="https://t.co/E9qLQXgj0c">https://t.co/E9qLQXgj0c</a> <a href="https://t.co/UT8mF95hUF">pic.twitter.com/UT8mF95hUF</a>
— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewCFollett/status/1952909933399400821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Former President Barack Obama weighed in as well, making it clear that the official talking points had gone out to the party. Using almost exactly the same words as Pressley, he posted, &#8220;We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy.&#8221;
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We can’t lose focus on what matters – right now, Republicans in Texas are trying to gerrymander district lines to unfairly win five seats in next year’s midterm elections. This is a power grab that undermines our democracy. <a href="https://t.co/lBGo5aNbyp">https://t.co/lBGo5aNbyp</a>
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1952841189310300581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) picked up on the terminology, using Obama&#8217;s home state of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-bad-look-even-chuck-todd-gets-irony-of-texas-dems-fleeing-to-illinois-to-protest-redistricting">Illinois</a> as an example and saying that Democrats used a different word for &#8220;gerrymandering&#8221; when the state engaging in it happened to be controlled by Democrats: &#8220;democracy.&#8221;
&#8220;Dems only call it &#8216;gerrymandering&#8217; when it’s in a Republican state. When it happens in Illinois, they call it &#8216;democracy,'&#8221; he said.
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Dems only call it “gerrymandering” when it’s in a Republican state
When it happens in Illinois, they call it “democracy” <a href="https://t.co/erlaF433p7">https://t.co/erlaF433p7</a> <a href="https://t.co/4ETi84C1Cs">pic.twitter.com/4ETi84C1Cs</a>
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1952918340844044396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A number of Texas Democrats <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-dems-cant-win-redistricting-fight-so-they-bravely-turn-tail-and-flee-the-state">broke quorum</a> several days earlier, bringing the legislative special session to a halt by fleeing to Illinois because they did not have the votes to stop the redistricting plan by legitimate means. In their absence, both Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) have threatened to take legal action, saying that they will petition a judge to declare the seats vacant if the AWOL Democrats do not return to finish the special session by Friday.
Texas Democrats attempted a similar stunt in 2021 as an effort to block certain provisions of a voting rights bill, and Abbott threatened at the time to withhold their pay.

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Ayanna Pressley Has A Problem With Gerrymandering In Texas. Here’s What Her District Looks Like.

Ayanna Pressley Has A Problem With Gerrymandering In Texas. Here's What Her District Looks Like.

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CNN ran with a story on Wednesday morning about how top Trump officials planned to sit down and hash out a strategy regarding whether or not to go public with a transcript of the Justice Department&#8217;s recent interview with Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
According to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/politics/trump-blanche-epstein-maxwell-vance-bondi-patel-meeting">that story</a>, three anonymous sources had revealed that a dinner had been scheduled for Wednesday evening at Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s residence, and was expected to include the top officials involved in the investigation of Epstein&#8217;s case and the documents relating to it.
CNN&#8217;s report stated that the guest list consisted of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, the last of whom conducted the interview with Maxwell.
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NEW: White House chief Susie Wiles, JD Vance, AG Pam Bondi, FBI Dir Kash Patel &amp; Deputy AG Todd Blanche are expected to meet Wed evening at Vance’s residence to discuss the Trump admin’s strategy relating to Epstein case
More w/ the team <a href="https://t.co/57j6A7uOpy">https://t.co/57j6A7uOpy</a>
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) <a href="https://twitter.com/alaynatreene/status/1952899871666508042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The report also claimed that two unnamed &#8220;officials&#8221; had said the Trump administration was considering releasing the contents of Deputy AG Blanche&#8217;s interview with Maxwell — and that three anonymous sources &#8220;familiar with the discussions&#8221; had suggested that Blanche could potentially sit for a long-form interview with someone like podcast host Joe Rogan.
There was just one problem with the story: despite being co-authored by Alayna Treene, Josh Campbell, Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes, and Kaitlan Collins, Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s office denied that there was any such dinner planned.
&#8220;The CNN story is pure fiction. There was never a supposed meeting scheduled at the Vice President’s residence to discuss Epstein Strategy,&#8221; Vance&#8217;s communications director William Martin stated.
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NEW: Vice President Vance&#8217;s office flatly denies this reporting.<a href="https://twitter.com/VPCommsDir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VPCommsDir</a>: &#8220;The CNN story is pure fiction. There was never a supposed meeting scheduled at the Vice President’s residence to discuss Epstein Strategy.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/wQGEU1AoFx">https://t.co/wQGEU1AoFx</a>
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1953138662121537853?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2025</a></blockquote>
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he&#8217;d like to release as much information as possible about Epstein and any alleged accomplices, but he has also stated that he does not want to release any information that could potentially damage the victims.

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‘Pure Fiction’: JD Vance Flatly Denies CNN Story About ‘Epstein Strategy’ Meeting

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As members of Congress begin to leave the U.S. Capitol for their annual August recess, media outlets appear to be at a loss – and not just because their regular guests have gone on vacation. No one clear narrative emerged on Sunday as the legacy outlets in particular struggle to find their footing six months into President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
After a number of weeks laser-focused on the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein — and the way President Trump&#8217;s administration handled the release of information related to his case and his alleged client list — poll numbers may have finally begun to drive the message home: the American people aren&#8217;t turning away from Trump over this particular issue.
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos raised the issue on &#8220;This Week&#8221; during a panel discussion that included former Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile and former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ), and they briefly addressed reports on the Justice Department&#8217;s dealings with convicted Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
Christie claimed that the issue would continue to dog President Trump because a lot of the people pushing hardest for answers and transparency were Republicans — and also &#8220;because this has now leaked into popular culture.&#8221; Brazile commented on the recent decision to move Maxwell to a lower security facility amid her cooperation with federal law enforcement, and argued that Alligator Alcatraz was &#8220;where she belongs&#8221; based on the crimes for which she was convicted.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/donnabrazile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@donnabrazile</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/GovChristie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovChristie</a> join <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisWeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThisWeek</a> to discuss the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein case as Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress for a pardon. Plus, their reaction to the firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. <a href="https://t.co/EnDb1LQB6k">pic.twitter.com/EnDb1LQB6k</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1952012590441275606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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But Stephanopoulos spent the rest of the show going in multiple directions, apparently in search of a narrative that might stick. He brought in Doctors Without Borders CEO Avril Benoit to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and of course they talked about the starving civilians and the difficulties in getting aid to them. Benoit noted that the conditions on the ground were &#8220;insecure&#8221; and it was hard to ensure that once aid made it to the area, it went to the people who truly needed it.
Benoit also mentioned &#8220;injuries and deaths&#8221; that occurred during every major delivery — whether people are trampled by others also trying to get food from the aid facilities or shot as they leave — and claimed that the solution was &#8220;a ceasefire.&#8221;
Stephanopoulos brought up the recent photos and videos of hostages still being held by Hamas terrorists, asking whether those images constituted &#8220;war crimes.&#8221;
&#8220;Well, look, I think that the situation for the hostages is absolutely horrific as well. If no food aid is coming in, everyone is at risk,&#8221; she replied, seeming to suggest that the hostages were being starved because their captors were not getting food aid either.
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&#8220;We are completely overwhelmed and starvation is making things all that much more catastrophic.&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/MSF_USA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSF_USA</a> CEO Avril Benoît discusses what her organization is seeing in Gaza. READ MORE: <a href="https://t.co/gEwEzNpPd3">https://t.co/gEwEzNpPd3</a> <a href="https://t.co/A9ntdlCEHv">pic.twitter.com/A9ntdlCEHv</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1952004888914763933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And with a pivot to the economy and the recently-revised jobs numbers — which President Trump complained had been manipulated to make him and his administration look bad — the Clinton-aide-turned-ABC-anchor brought in Larry Summers to counter Trump&#8217;s claims.
&#8220;There&#8217;s no conceivable way that the head of the BLS could have manipulated this number &#8230; This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism,&#8221; Summers said, responding to the news that Trump had directed his administration to fire the Biden-appointee who was in charge.
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“There&#8217;s no conceivable way that the head of the BLS could have manipulated this number&#8230; This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism.” 
— <a href="https://twitter.com/LHSummers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LHSummers</a> on Pres. Trump’s surprise firing of the BLS commissioner after a weak jobs report: <a href="https://t.co/Qz9svwhnKP">https://t.co/Qz9svwhnKP</a> <a href="https://t.co/lZhl2Xv4hg">pic.twitter.com/lZhl2Xv4hg</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1951997937367531534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; the focus was similarly splintered. A series of comments on the recent trade deals and spending bill gave way to a conversation between host Margaret Brennan and Governor Michell Lujan Grisham (D-NM) about her decision to deploy the National Guard within her state.
When asked how it was different from Trump&#8217;s decision to deploy the National Guard to protect federal property and personnel during the riots and raucous protests in California, the New Mexico Governor replied, &#8220;They&#8217;re doing the back-end work so that … local police officers, they&#8217;re on the streets &#8230; And it is working. We’re beginning to see more productive fentanyl, drug dealing, high-end arrests than we did without the Guard.&#8221;
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Asked how her decision to deploy the National Guard to support the Albuquerque Police Department in New Mexico differs from President Trump’s actions in California, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) says the National Guard in her state is “not policing.”
“They&#8217;re doing the… <a href="https://t.co/lp6wku04W8">pic.twitter.com/lp6wku04W8</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1952041856633622846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; the question turned to 2028 and whether former Vice President Kamala Harris should take another crack at the nation&#8217;s highest office. Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) evaded the direct question, saying instead, I think it&#8217;s great that many people will hopefully run.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/GovofCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovofCO</a> on whether Kamala Harris should run in 2028: &#8220;I think it&#8217;s great that many people will hopefully run&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/mInQJHdVTC">pic.twitter.com/mInQJHdVTC</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1952008673506541724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; anchor Kristen Welker and Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) discussed how to address concerns of gerrymandering in Texas.
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) says California should look at &#8220;options&#8221; to counter an effort by Texas Republicans that would add up to five GOP seats in the state. <a href="https://t.co/Jm7ZBDTup1">https://t.co/Jm7ZBDTup1</a> <a href="https://t.co/SRsvS4noj0">pic.twitter.com/SRsvS4noj0</a>
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1952006645631902012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Spin Cycle: Media Hard-Pressed To Find Narrative That Will Stick To ‘Teflon Don’

Spin Cycle: Media Hard-Pressed To Find Narrative That Will Stick To 'Teflon Don'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s (D-CA) indignant reaction to a recent question from CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper gave away the game, revealing just how rare an occasion it is for a member of her party to be held to account by almost anyone in media.
Pelosi&#8217;s name had come up multiple times during spirited debate in the Senate over a bill — presented by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) — that would bar members of Congress from owning stock. Tapper pressed Pelosi on the issue, using a comment from President Donald Trump to kick off the conversation.
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Pelosi chastises Tapper for asking about Trump accusing her of insider trading:
“Why do you have to read that?&#8221;
“It isn&#8217;t anything to do with anything insider. But the president has his own exposure, he&#8217;s always projecting.&#8221;
“Let&#8217;s not give him any more time on that, please.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/rMQbobt9eB">pic.twitter.com/rMQbobt9eB</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1950667689711776189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Let me just read what he said,&#8221; Tapper stated, after technical difficulties prevented him from playing a clip he&#8217;d intended to air. &#8220;Nancy Pelosi became rich —&#8221;
&#8220;Why do you have to read that?&#8221; Pelosi demanded to know, clearly annoyed by the direction the interview was taking. &#8220;We‘re here to talk about the 60th anniversary of Medicaid. That&#8217;s what I agreed to come to talk about.&#8221;
&#8220;I wanted to —&#8221; Tapper tried again, but Pelosi interrupted him again.
&#8220;— And what that means, and the election,&#8221; she continued.
Tapper pushed back, saying that he had only &#8220;wanted to give you a chance just to respond. He accused you of insider trading, what&#8217;s your response to that?&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s ridiculous,&#8221; Pelosi laughed. &#8220;In fact, I very much support the — stop the trading of members of Congress, not that I think anybody&#8217;s doing anything wrong, if they are, they are prosecuted and they go to jail. But because of the confidence it instills in the American people, don&#8217;t worry about this. But I have no concern about the obvious investments that have been made over time, I&#8217;m not into it, my husband is, but it isn&#8217;t anything to do with anything insider.&#8221;
Pelosi then attempted to make the conversation about President Donald Trump, suggesting that he was only shining a spotlight on her to deflect from something he must have done.
&#8220;The president has his own exposure, so he&#8217;s always projecting,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;He&#8217;s always projecting, and let&#8217;s not give him any more time on that, please. We&#8217;re going forward here.&#8221;
She then pivoted again to claim that the man who entered her San Francisco home and attacked her husband had been &#8220;inspired by [Trump]&#8221; before suggesting that it would be better if they could just go back to talking about Medicaid.
Trump, as he gave remarks from the White House on Wednesday, called for Pelosi to be investigated and claimed, &#8220;Nancy Pelosi became rich by having insider information &#8230; I think that&#8217;s disgraceful &#8230; She has the highest return of practically anybody in the history of Wall Street.&#8221;
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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump calls for Nancy Pelosi to be INVESTIGATED for insider trading
“Nancy Pelosi became rich by having insider information &#8230;I think that&#8217;s disgraceful.&#8221;
“She has the highest return of practically, ANYBODY in the history of Wall Street…
HOW DID THAT… <a href="https://t.co/M6pM9UR9Nn">pic.twitter.com/M6pM9UR9Nn</a>
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href="https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1950616450126795233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Nancy Pelosi Visibly Perturbed By CNN’s Random Act Of Journalism

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Over the first six months of President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term, nearly everyone in media — from individual journalists and pundits to entire outlets — has scrambled to gain solid footing.
Some have fared better than others as they attempt to navigate what seems to be a constantly shifting landscape. The majority have opted for one or more of a few clear strategies: rewriting history, gaslighting the audience, or attempting to restructure, well, everything. Some have even chosen different strategies for specific issues, jumping back and forth between them whenever necessary.
Let&#8217;s take stock of where journalism is today.
<h3>Rewriting History.</h3>
The key offenders here are the pundits and journalists charging ahead with damning reports on former President Joe Biden&#8217;s obvious cognitive decline — and even publishing books about it — as though they played no role in hiding Biden&#8217;s condition while he was in the White House.
One such book, &#8220;Original Sin,&#8221; came from CNN anchor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jake-tapper-who-ignored-signs-of-bidens-decline-releasing-book-on-the-cover-up">Jake Tapper</a> and Axios reporter Alex Thompson. Both authors defended Biden from conservative attacks while it was clear to anyone capable of basic observation that the former president was a long way off his game.
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jake-tapper-who-ignored-signs-of-bidens-decline-releasing-book-on-the-cover-up">reported</a>,with regard to Tapper:
<blockquote>During the 2020 campaign, Tapper came to Biden’s <a href="https://x.com/jaketapper/status/1318570778468777984" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defense</a> multiple times when Republicans criticized him for struggling during his campaign speeches. In January 2020, Tapper <a href="https://x.com/jaketapper/status/1218211112195362818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reposted</a> a clip of Lara Trump saying she felt “kind of sad for Biden” for struggling to “get the words out.” Tapper commented on Trump’s remarks on social media, writing, “Whatever you think of @JoeBiden and his politics, worth reading this remarkable piece about his stutter,” and linking to an Atlantic article that argued that voters should “be more understanding” of Biden’s gaffes because “he’s still fighting a stutter.”</blockquote>
And on Thompson:
<blockquote>&#8220;Biden’s quirky aphorisms are sometimes weaponized by Republicans to insinuate the 80-year-old president is in mental decline,” Thompson wrote. “But Biden has been using unique phrases for years — but even some of his aides aren’t exactly sure what he means by them.” Thompson added, “There are legitimate questions about Biden’s age and stamina as he runs for a second term — but his off-beat proverbs are just Biden being Biden.</blockquote>
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/an-albatross-on-him-new-book-details-the-strain-hunter-biden-put-on-2024-campaign">next of these books</a> came from Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey. He addressed the outsized role that the president&#8217;s embattled son, Hunter Biden, had played on the campaign — and how he may have influenced President Biden&#8217;s 11th-hour pardons.
As The Daily Wire reported at the time:
<blockquote>“Right, so one of the scenes in the book is that the President has a big month ahead in June of 2024, he has European travel, he has the first debate with Donald Trump, as you saw, it didn’t go so well,” Dawsey began. “But the thing he’s telling his friends he’s plays concerned about is that his son is not convicted in his court case.”
“He even offers to testify for his son,” Dawsey continued. “And he’s talking to folks nonstop around him … about his son, right? And he’s just constantly worried about him, he said the prosecutors are trying to break him, and as you see ultimately he decides to pardon his son.”</blockquote>
Dawsey&#8217;s book also revealed the lengths to which Biden&#8217;s aides went to keep him from taking a cognitive test in 2024 and to insulate him from the press, the public, and even members of his own cabinet.
And while the Wall Street Journal was ahead of most other outlets in publishing a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-struggling-to-function-during-closed-door-meetings-with-officials-report">damning report</a> on Biden&#8217;s condition before his only debate with Trump, even the concerns raised by that report were obvious to anyone who&#8217;d been paying attention to the first three years of his presidency.
<h3>Gaslighting The Audience.</h3>
Following the release of new information about the Russian collusion hoax from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and a declassified congressional report, a number of outlets and personalities have adopted this strategy.
George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley addressed this during a recent Fox News appearance.
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Jonathan Turley on the Russia Hoax: &#8220;The problem with Democrats and the media is that they&#8217;re trying to run the same grift on the same marks&#8230;They&#8217;re trying to tell the public, &#8216;Don&#8217;t look at this stuff, there&#8217;s nothing to see here.&#8217; The public largely rejected that whole pitch… <a href="https://t.co/pkXNPK9phU">pic.twitter.com/pkXNPK9phU</a>
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jules31415/status/1950017567596134452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The problem with Democrats and the media is that they&#8217;re trying to run the same grift on the same marks &#8230; They&#8217;re trying to tell the public, &#8216;Don&#8217;t look at this stuff, there&#8217;s nothing to see here.&#8217; The public largely rejected that whole pitch when they reelected Donald Trump; it&#8217;s not going to really work,&#8221; Turley explained.
&#8220;This is really damning stuff. What was just released, in my view, undermines the testimony of people like John Brennan, but what Ratcliffe is talking about is exposing it all to show the public exactly what happened. This is the real Russian conspiracy. There wasn&#8217;t a Russian collusion conspiracy, but there was a Russian conspiracy: it&#8217;s when John Brennan went to Obama in 2016.&#8221;
Turley also suggested that of those involved in pushing the hoax on the American people, former CIA Director John Brennan was probably the most vulnerable to prosecution.
MSNBC has perhaps presented the most egregious example of this strategy. Instead of addressing the new information, the outlet has opted to repeatedly platform Brennan to refute it.
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John Brennan was platformed again this morning by his favorite &#8216;news&#8217; network to attack Tulsi Gabbard:
&#8220;I think she&#8217;s projecting. Obviously, she&#8217;s engaged in the politicization of intelligence.&#8221;
&#8220;She’s not interested in the truth.&#8221;
The hosts enthusiastically agree. <a href="https://t.co/tGGy4w2CRL">https://t.co/tGGy4w2CRL</a> <a href="https://t.co/vPsGqauw8g">pic.twitter.com/vPsGqauw8g</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1949131297718481113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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MSNBC has fully leaned in to gaslighting on other topics as well, platforming the poster child for politicization of the Justice Department — former Attorney General Eric Holder — to complain that the Trump administration is &#8230; politicizing the Justice Department.
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Obama’s Wingman says he’s concerned about the politicization of Trump&#8217;s DOJ:
“This administration has used the power of the Justice Department to target political opponents.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/7ZyOoBIYxX">pic.twitter.com/7ZyOoBIYxX</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1949557074465259900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<h3>Restructuring Everything.</h3>
Among those outlets that appear to be restructuring to meet changing needs in the Trump era, the most obvious is The Washington Post. Things began falling apart at the Post before the presidential election, when Executive Editor <a href="https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2024/why-sally-buzbees-resign-what-next-washington-post/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sally Buzbee</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/absolute-exodus-washington-post-bleeds-talent-as-experienced-staffers-take-buyout">abruptly exited</a> the paper in June 2024. She left, according to several sources, because she was not on board with the new organizational structure CEO Will Lewis planned to introduce.
The outlet&#8217;s decision not to endorse former Vice President Kamala Harris — and to take a neutral stance in future elections — prompted a few resignations. More followed over several months as changes were made to the editorial and opinion sections to &#8220;champion timeless American values.&#8221;
Then, in late May, The Washington Post announced it was offering buyouts to staffers, primarily those who had been with the outlet for a decade or longer. The &#8220;absolute exodus&#8221; continued.
In early July, Lewis sent an email encouraging employees who did not feel that they were  &#8220;aligned&#8221; with the outlet&#8217;s new direction to seriously consider the buyouts — and a number of them have.
Several big names have announced their plans to depart The Washington Post — including political reporter Dan Balz, obituary section chief <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/07/24/washington-post-jeff-bezos-obituary-buyout-00473350" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Bernstein</a>, reporter Philip Bump, as well as columnists David von Drehle, <a href="https://x.com/crampell/status/1948096670253605297" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Catherine Rampell</a>, and <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/travel/americas/washington-post-exodus-jonathan-capehart-buyout-bezos-b2793184.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Capehart</a>. The Post’s original TikTok pioneer, Dave Jorgenson, legal reporter Ann Marimow, and sports writer Dan Steinberg also took the buyout.
Reporter Joe Davidson says he left after being told that one of his opinion columns was “too opinionated,” and fact-check editor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wapo-fact-checker-takes-buyout-internet-reminds-him-he-stopped-dealing-in-facts-long-ago">Glen Kessler</a> announced his departure on Monday.
It remains to be seen whether any of these strategies will work — and some outlets may not even get the chance to try.
As President Donald Trump and his allies repeatedly demonstrate a willingness to fight back against media outlets that run with stories they believe to be defamatory — and a knack for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-wins-millions-in-defamation-suit-against-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos">winning</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/big-and-important-win-trump-crows-over-settlement-in-cbs-paramount-lawsuit">ensuing lawsuits</a> — some organizations may buckle under the strain. Just ask the left-wing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-lawsuits-and-a-federal-probe-threaten-to-bring-down-media-matters">Media Matters</a>, which appears poised to collapse under the weight of government investigation coupled with lawsuits from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Media Scramble To Find Footing — And Stay Relevant — In The Trump Era

Media Outlets Scramble To Find Footing — And Stay Relevant — In Their Trump Era

Media Bias

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As news broke that a mass shooter with a high-powered rifle had opened fire on people in a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, CNN anchor Erin Burnett and CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller both speculated that the gunman was “possibly white,” catalyzing anger on social media.
Surveillance images quickly surfaced after the mass shooting, showing the dark-complexioned, mustachioed gunman walking into the building at 345 Park Avenue with a rifle, wearing sunglasses and dark clothes. The Daily Wire is not publishing the gunman’s name due to a company policy against contributing to the unintentional glorification of mass shooters.
“People don&#8217;t walk around with guns like that. But was his face visible? I mean, do they — they have any idea at this point who he is?” Burnett asked Miller.
“They do not know who he is,” Miller stated. “They know he is a male, possibly white. He&#8217;s wearing sunglasses. He appears to have a mustache. And that picture has been distributed to every police officer in New York City particularly, has been sent to the phones of the search teams inside that building because whenever they encounter a group of people, the first thing they have to figure out is, is that individual among these people hiding among victims or pretending to be an office worker, because one thing you don&#8217;t want to have happen is to have this kind of cordon where you&#8217;re trying to evacuate people in groups as you can get them to a safe corridor and have this person slip out with them.&#8221;
“Male, possibly white, mustache, sunglasses in that building,” Burnett repeated. Later. She repeated, “There were a few things that really stood out there among them that they did get. They do know what he looks like. Sunglasses, mustache, male, possibly white &#8230;”
Ironically, later in the broadcast Miller stated, “One of the cautions here, as you know, from having done so many of these, Erin, unfortunately, is that we always have to be mindful of the idea that between people who are watching, listening information that&#8217;s being sent over social media, that we have to be a little bit guarded on specifics.”
“You share what you can from your sources. Some of it obviously, you must protect,” Burnett stated.
Social media slammed Burnett. One post stated, “CNN anchor Erin Burnett stated live on the air that the obviously not white man, quote, was ‘possibly white.’ Embarrassing attempt to politicize this tragedy.”
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A devastating shooting occurred in New York City, leaving 4 dead, including a police officer.
CNN anchor Erin Burnett stated live on the air that the obviously not white man, quote, was “possibly white.” Embarrassing attempt to politicize this tragedy. <a href="https://t.co/3T2dGA08ud">pic.twitter.com/3T2dGA08ud</a>
&mdash; Armstrong Williams 🇺🇸 (@Arightside) <a href="https://twitter.com/Arightside/status/1950138865412411758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Another post stated, “@ErinBurnett  knows exactly what she’s doing here. Incredible misinformation and irresponsible, purposeful race-baiting. If you don’t know for sure, you don’t say it. Unless, of course your job is to mislead, stir-up confusion, obfuscation and to bury facts.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/ErinBurnett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ErinBurnett</a> knows exactly what she’s doing here. Incredible misinformation and irresponsible, purposeful race-baiting. If you don’t know for sure, you don’t say it. Unless, of course your job is to mislead, stir-up confusion, obfuscation and to bury facts. <a href="https://t.co/JMRDxTg7qJ">pic.twitter.com/JMRDxTg7qJ</a>
&mdash; Ross Dyer (@RossDyerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/RossDyerTV/status/1949984927706931566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></blockquote>
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One month before the 2024 election, Burnett remained silent when her guest Democratic strategist guest, Aisha Mills, bridled, “As a black lesbian who Donald Trump doesn’t believe has genes as good as his, is he going to attempt to exterminate me?” and railed to CNN senior political commentator David Urban, “I’m not going to be lectured by some white man who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” Urban responded, “Shame on you, Aisha,” prompting Burnett to state, “Let me just say I appreciate — OK, I appreciate both of you, I know it&#8217;s obviously getting heated. I think — I think what people appreciate about both of you is you mean what you say and you say what you mean. You&#8217;re both very genuine people.”
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CNN guest: “I’m not going to be lectured by some white man…”
The blatant racism isn’t the most noteworthy part, it’s Erin Burnett refusing to condemn it on her own show. 
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&mdash; Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) <a href="https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1844188406181777895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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2014 Concordia Summit – Day 1

‘Purposeful Race-Baiting’: CNN’s Burnett Slammed For Saying NYC Mass Shooter Was ‘Possibly White’

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After months — and even years — of showing no curiosity whatsoever regarding the contents of the files relating to deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, congressional Democrats and their media counterparts are suddenly disinterested in talking about anything else.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
The working theory, based on the comments and questions swirling from the left, appears to be that the Epstein story plays well for Democrats. Of course, that&#8217;s only true if everyone ignores the fact that Democrats could have worked to get the files released years ago — or they could at least have refrained from blocking Republican efforts to subpoena the disgraced financier&#8217;s flight logs.
Still, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) parroted exactly that point during an interview on NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press.&#8221;
Khanna, who has joined with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to force a vote in the House on the Epstein files. spoke with host Kristen Welker about the Democratic Party&#8217;s sudden pivot to Epstein.
Welker pressed the California Democrat on the shift to all Epstein, all the time, and asked whether anyone was concerned that other issues might get left by the wayside if the Epstein drama was taking up all the oxygen in the room. She especially pressed him on the fact that &#8220;everyday pocketbook issues&#8221; might be a better selling point for Democrats going into the 2026 midterms, but he disagreed.
&#8220;You can&#8217;t do anything constructive with government if you don&#8217;t have trust in government,&#8221; Khanna replied, saying that getting the files released would be a step toward more transparency. He did not explain why Democrats had opposed Republican efforts to get some of the documents in question years earlier.
&#8220;This is about trust in government,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;When John F. Kennedy was president, trust in government was 60%, today it&#8217;s in the teens.&#8221;
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Rep. Ro Khanna says Epstein is a winning issue for Democrats: &#8216;This is about trust in government&#8217; <a href="https://t.co/PXS5oaYaeT">https://t.co/PXS5oaYaeT</a>
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1949464313254543795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The other working theory appears to be that continued pressure with regard to the Epstein case will drive a wedge between Republicans in general and between President Trump and his supporters specifically. And that is only true if everyone ignores all the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/x-isnt-real-life-cnn-data-guru-throws-wet-blanket-on-dem-plans-to-leverage-epstein-drama">polling</a> that indicates the exact opposite is true.
Welker also spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about the Epstein files on Sunday morning&#8217;s broadcast, and she pressed him on President Trump&#8217;s recent comments about Epstein madam Ghislaine Maxwell — namely the fact that he has &#8220;not considered&#8221; clemency for the convicted accomplice.
Of course, that&#8217;s only true if everyone ignores the fact that Democrats could have worked to get the files released years ago — or they could at least have refrained from blocking Republican efforts to subpoena the disgraced financier&#8217;s flight logs. It&#8217;s also only true if everyone ignores all the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/x-isnt-real-life-cnn-data-guru-throws-wet-blanket-on-dem-plans-to-leverage-epstein-drama">polling</a> that indicates the exact opposite is true.
Still, Welker pressed Johnson on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-hes-allowed-to-pardon-ghislaine-maxwell-keeps-option-open-after-doj-meeting">Trump&#8217;s statement</a> — which at face value was a fairly benign and fairly typical refusal to take any negotiating leverage off the table — and asked Johnson to respond to the possibility that Trump could ultimately pardon Maxwell.
&#8220;If you&#8217;re asking my opinion, I think 20 years was a pittance,&#8221; Johnson replied. &#8220;I think she should have a life sentence at least. I mean, think of all these unspeakable crimes, and as you noted earlier, probably 1,000 victims. I mean, you know, this, this is, it&#8217;s, it&#8217;s hard to put into words how evil this was, and that she orchestrated it and was a big part of it, at least under the criminal sanction, I think is an unforgivable thing. So again, not my decision, but I have great pause about that, as any reasonable person would.&#8221;
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&#8220;If you&#8217;re asking my opinion, I think 20 years was a pittance. I think she should have a life sentence at least. I mean, think of all these unspeakable crimes, and as you noted earlier, probably 1,000…
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Johnson has said on several occasions that he would like to see as much information as possible released with regard to the Epstein case — but with one very important caveat: the victims must be protected. He has also opposed what he&#8217;s referred to as a &#8220;reckless&#8221; bipartisan bill — the one being touted by Reps. Khanna and Massie — largely because he does not believe it would do enough to protect the victims.
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) calls the bipartisan push to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files “reckless,&#8221; adding that it does not do enough to protect victims. <a href="https://t.co/9xW2VH9UvJ">https://t.co/9xW2VH9UvJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZcWXw58vnq">pic.twitter.com/ZcWXw58vnq</a>
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1949477439085617503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; Jonathan Karl went a different direction with former Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) and asked about the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-dismisses-epstein-case-hoax-as-his-justice-department-interviews-ghislaine-maxwell">recent conversations</a> — which played out over two days — between Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
&#8220;I have never seen this done — ever. The deputy attorney general runs the Department of Justice. They don’t interview witnesses … This is highly unusual,&#8221; he said.
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“I have never seen this done — ever. The deputy attorney general runs the Department of Justice. They don’t interview witnesses … This is highly unusual,” <a href="https://twitter.com/GovChristie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovChristie</a> says of Deputy AG Todd Blanche meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell. <a href="https://t.co/VCZ3K9bSxn">https://t.co/VCZ3K9bSxn</a> <a href="https://t.co/P4C9hialQF">pic.twitter.com/P4C9hialQF</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1949473538038993289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Maxwell, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-gave-doj-info-on-100-people-linked-to-epstein-her-lawyer-says">according to reports</a>, spoke with Blanche about 100 of her late employer&#8217;s associates.

Spin Cycle: Democrats Can’t Quit The Epstein Files

Spin Cycle: Democrats Can't Quit The Epstein Files

Democrats appear intent on forging ahead with their efforts to leverage controversy over the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to stir up division among Republicans — even in the face of polls that indicate their previous efforts have been fruitless.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
Polling thus far suggests that if the ongoing drama surrounding Epstein is causing — or furthering — any division within the Republican Party, it is having very little impact on President Donald Trump&#8217;s popularity. Still, that data has done little to dissuade Democrats from running with their chosen narrative — and Sunday morning&#8217;s political shows made that abundantly clear.
On ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; host Martha Raddatz raised the topic with chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, who noted that the Trump Justice Department&#8217;s move to unseal grand jury records amounted to an effort to &#8220;relitigate&#8221; the case against Epstein posthumously.
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The Justice Department formally requested Friday the unsealing of grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
“In some ways, the Epstein case is now being relitigated, years after his death,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/PierreTABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PierreTABC</a> reports. <a href="https://t.co/a3Zr3kXUHs">https://t.co/a3Zr3kXUHs</a> <a href="https://t.co/j092d1v2Pr">pic.twitter.com/j092d1v2Pr</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1946929224645849178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Raddatz then spoke with senior political correspondent Rachel Scott, who said despite a preponderance of evidence to the contrary, that the fallout over the handling of the Epstein case had caused a &#8220;splintering&#8221; of President Trump&#8217;s base.
Scott claimed that the Epstein drama had created &#8220;relentless backlash from Trump’s base, splintering his MAGA supporters unlike any other moment during his time in politics.&#8221;
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President Trump and his administration&#8217;s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein is sparking &#8220;relentless backlash from Trump’s base, splintering his MAGA supporters unlike any other moment during his time in politics,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelvscott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RachelVScott</a> reports. <a href="https://t.co/LJTv6oMK0p">https://t.co/LJTv6oMK0p</a> <a href="https://t.co/ad1LYlndH6">pic.twitter.com/ad1LYlndH6</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1946931180340691139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Raddatz then turned to Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), who has called for the release of the Epstein documents, for assistance in her efforts to help Democrats drive the wedge deeper. Burchett said he believed Attorney General Pam Bondi had fumbled in the initial messaging with regard to Epstein, but he was not quite ready to call for her ouster.
&#8220;I think they blundered in the beginning, but I think they’re going to finish strong,&#8221; he said.
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GOP Rep. Tim Burchett said Attorney General Pam Bondi initially “blundered” the messaging about the Epstein case and was “taking advice from the wrong people.&#8221;
“I think they blundered in the beginning, but I think they’re going to finish strong.” <a href="https://t.co/2tPeyE4QLD">https://t.co/2tPeyE4QLD</a> <a href="https://t.co/DewjNgt2vz">pic.twitter.com/DewjNgt2vz</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1946933998841708587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Raddatz made one last attempt to stir tensions between Republicans and the Trump White House, asking whether Burchett had been upset by Trump&#8217;s dismissal of those like him who had called for the release of the documents.
Burchett waved her off, saying, &#8220;Was I a little ticked off he said that stuff? Sure, I was, but I&#8217;m a big boy.&#8221;
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“Was I a little ticked off he said that stuff? Sure, I was, but I&#8217;m a big boy.&#8221;
GOP Rep. Tim Burchett reacted to Pres. Trump calling some Republicans “foolish&#8221; for demanding the release of the Epstein documents. <a href="https://t.co/8a1dmWyoHw">https://t.co/8a1dmWyoHw</a> <a href="https://t.co/WQnVoIYdUK">pic.twitter.com/WQnVoIYdUK</a>
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1946934592847372619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Burchett clarified his position further during an appearance on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; where he made it clear that while he was frustrated with President Trump&#8217;s administration, he was also angry at Democrats — who stonewalled efforts to get access to the Epstein flight logs while former President Joe Biden was in office and suddenly are demanding the files.
&#8220;I&#8217;m ticked off at everybody,&#8221; he declared during his interview with anchor Jake Tapper.
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Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/timburchett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@timburchett</a> on the fight to release the Epstein files: &#8220;I&#8217;m ticked off at everybody&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/4elP1X6WMm">pic.twitter.com/4elP1X6WMm</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1946926865874071911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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When Tapper asked Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) about that very issue — why she and her fellow Democrats had shown no interest whatsoever in the Epstein files until Trump was president — she deflected.
&#8220;The president blaming Democrats for this disaster, Jake, is like that CEO that got caught on camera blaming Coldplay, okay? Like, this is his making,&#8221; Klobuchar claimed, not answering the question.
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Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amyklobuchar</a> on Trump’s Epstein fallout: “The president blaming Democrats for this disaster, Jake, is like that CEO that got caught on camera blaming Coldplay, okay? Like, this is his making.” <a href="https://t.co/SnjAjI8BQq">pic.twitter.com/SnjAjI8BQq</a>
— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1946925517015285836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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CBS News actually addressed the reality of the situation, however, citing recent polling that indicated the Epstein case — whether people were angry about it or not — was not moving the needle away from Donald Trump when it came to his levels of support from within the party.
CNN data guru <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/x-isnt-real-life-cnn-data-guru-throws-wet-blanket-on-dem-plans-to-leverage-epstein-drama">Harry Enten</a> raised that point earlier in the week, noting that in contrast, it was the Democrats in Congress who were rapidly losing the support of their own base.
&#8220;X isn’t real life. Post-Epstein saga, Trump’s approval with the GOP (~90%) may actually be slightly up,” Enten captioned a video of a recent broadcast. “He’s at/or near his apex w/ the GOP. How? Just 1 respondent said Epstein was the top problem facing the U.S. Cong Dems, OTOH, are at their worst standing with Dems ever.&#8221;
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X isn&#8217;t real life. Post-Epstein saga, Trump&#8217;s approval with the GOP (~90%) may actually be slightly up. He&#8217;s at/or near his apex w/ the GOP.
How? Just 1 respondent said Epstein was the top problem facing the U.S.
Cong Dems, OTOH, are at their worst standing with Dems ever. <a href="https://t.co/pSMH4BQ8Ou">pic.twitter.com/pSMH4BQ8Ou</a>
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) <a href="https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/1945856695395049620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Jeffrey Epstein Appears In Manhattan Federal Court On Sex Trafficking Charges

Spin Cycle: Dems Double Down Even After Epstein Gamble Flops

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