"'I’ve known you for ten years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smile on your face,' Trump said bitterly.
'Well,' Collins interjected, 'I’m asking you about survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, Mr President.'
Ignoring her reply, Trump continued his rant: 'You know why you’re not smiling? Because you know you’re not telling the truth. And you’re a very dishonest organization, and they should be ashamed of you.'"
"These men – Trump and Attia and others in the Epstein network of partying and playing and getting 'massages' -- can slough off criticism of their behavior in years past because today, the Trump Department of Justice has said officially that they did nothing wrong."
#Epstein #Trump #ToddBlanche #BariWeiss #PeterAttia #DOJ #pedophiles #EconomicElites #coverup #CBS
/20
“'What would say to people the survivors who feel that they haven’t gotten justice?' [CNN's Kaitlan] Collins asked [Trump].
'You know, you are the worst reporter,' Trump said disdainfully. 'You know, she’s a young woman,' Trump said the Republican lawmakers arrayed around his desk. 'I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile,' he said, turning back to Collins."
~ The Guardian
"'I’ve known you for ten years. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smile on your face,' Trump said bitterly.
'Well,' Collins interjected, 'I’m asking you about survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, Mr President.'
Ignoring her reply, Trump continued his rant: 'You know why you’re not smiling? Because you know you’re not telling the truth. And you’re a very dishonest organization, and they should be ashamed of you.'"
@wdlindsy The thing to do when a RWA uses rhetorical tricks like this is to interpret their answer in the way that reflects worst on them, and then spell it out -- in this case, something like "So you admit you would not be able to face the survivors, given the crimes you are excusing?"
They love to use ambiguity to their advantage, but it works both ways. So does negging -- especially around thin-skinned petty wannabe-dictators.
'These are survivors of a sexual abuser' Collins replied."
"They all sell out women in the end. So yet again, it’s being left to the victims. Twenty of the Epstein survivors recently released a statement saying that information about them was included in the latest file release, “while the men who abused us remain hidden and protected”. That is the dark heart of this – yet even now we’re looking the wrong way."
~ Marina Hyde
#Epstein #Trump #pedophiles #EconomicElites #coverup
/24
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/03/jeffrey-epstein-powerful-men-women-girls
