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'The story was a real gift': How the WSJ Epstein report only fueled Trump’s base
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6:09Now PlayingThe Wall Street Journal’s report on a 2003 birthday letter from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein may have backfired. The Morning Joe panel discuss, with The New York Times' Jeremy Peters pointing out that report is being used by Trump to galvanize his base and stoke distrust in the media: “The story was a real gift.”
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