America Held Hostage by Epstein Files: Day 184

By Jon Bauer / Herald Opinion Editor

No, President Trump hasn’t stopped talking about not talking about Jeffrey Epstein, but he did manage to squeeze in a few distractions:

Best. Boss. Evah: Remarks by President Trump that attempted to explain why he had a falling out with long-time friend — and later convicted child sex trafficker — Jeffrey Epstein, have angered the family of Virginia Giuffre, who accused Epstein of sexually abusing her as a teenager and died by suicide earlier this year. While he and Epstein were still friends, Trump said this week, Epstein “hired away” spa attendants working at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, ending the friendship. Asked if Giuffre was a former employee, Trump responded: “I don’t know. I think she worked at the spa. I think so. I think that was one of the people. He stole her. And by the way, she had no complaints about us, as you know, none whatsoever.” Giuffre was 16 when she left Trump’s employ for Epstein’s.

Mr. President, when attempting to distance yourself from a convicted sex trafficker, maybe it’s a bad idea to refer to a teenage girl who worked for you as having been “stolen” from you by said trafficker.

The windmills of his mind: During his visit this week to Scotland and during an announcement regarding a trade deal with the European Union and a discussion on immigration, President Trump detoured for several minutes, holding forth on the environmental and economic dangers of wind energy. “And the other thing I say to Europe: We will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States,” Trump said. “They’re killing us. They’re killing the beauty of our scenery. Our valleys. Our beautiful plains; and I’m not talking about airplanes, I’m talking about beautiful plains.” Trump insisted wind turbines were killing whales and birds, couldn’t be recycled, were more expensive than fossil fuels and required subsidies. “You need subsidy for wind, and energy should not need subsidy. With energy you make money, you don’t lose money,” Trump claimed.

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