Trump Shows More Sympathy for Jeff Epstein-Procurer Ghislaine Maxwell Than Coronavirus Victims at Trump Virus Briefing
July 22 2020
Donald Trump (Gage Skidmore)
By annieli (from the Daily Kos community)
Strange day yesterday in the Trump presser. 142,000 Americans have died--there’s still no plan for the #TrumpVirus. Trump wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well. Trump has yet to condemn Russia for bounties on US troops.
Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of child sex trafficking in connection with her late friend Jeffrey Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender. The charges against her include recruiting and grooming girls as young as 14 into a circle of sexual abuse with possible connections to powerful men around the world.
President Donald Trump wishes her well.
Speaking during a White House news briefing on the coronavirus, Trump on Tuesday managed to keep on topic for much of his appearance — a contrast to his earlier news briefings that often devolved into quasi-campaign rallies. But he left the topic of the pandemic once to answer a question about Maxwell’s case.
“I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach, and I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well, whatever it is,” Trump said.