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All These Stories About Trump Making the Epstein Files a Winning Issue Have a Funny Thing in Common
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Over the weekend, every outlet with a Washington newsroom seemed to be wondering the same thing: Has Donald Trump neutralized the Jeffrey Epstein story by marshaling his MAGA base against the “mainstream media” sources that are reporting on it, particularly the Wall Street Journal?
The New York Times wrote that Trump has “deflected MAGA’s wrath over Epstein, at least for now,” explaining that “by tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one.”
“The MAGA base has rallied as they see [Trump] under attack,” the Washington Post reported.
CNN described “a growing chorus of MAGA influencers coalescing behind President Donald Trump in the wake of the Wall Street Journal report about a ribald birthday letter bearing Trump’s name.”
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