called Jeffrey Epstein “a terrific guy”?

Trump also said of Epstein, and “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

Trump's Warm Words for Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I Just Wish Her Well' - The New York Times
Trump and Melania with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL, Feb. 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios / Getty Images

Trump made the comments in a 2002 interview, noting that he’d known Epstein for over a decade. In 2008, Epstein was convicted of procuring an underage girl for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute.

Trump tried to distance himself from the child sex trafficker after his 2019 arrest, saying “I don’t think I’ve spoken to him in 15 years” and that he “was not a fan.” A tape surfaced of them chatting and laughing together at a party from 1992, amid reports of Trump having gone to various Epstein-hosted events, including testimony by Epstein’s brother Mark that Trump had flown on Jeffrey’s plane multiple times. Additionally, one of Epstein’s alleged teenage victims claims to have been recruited from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

After Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested for allegedly helping Epstein traffic children, Trump said “I wish her well.”

New York Magazine – Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery
The New York Times – Jeffrey Epstein Was a ‘Terrific Guy,’ Donald Trump Once Said. Now He’s ‘Not a Fan.’
The Washington Post – Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together. Then an oceanfront Palm Beach mansion came between them.
NBC News – Tape shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein discussing women at 1992 party
Politico – Unsealed documents detail alleged Epstein victim’s recruitment at Mar-a-Lago

claimed he didn’t know Prince Andrew despite photos together and having called him “a lot of fun”?

Trump was asked about Prince Andrew during a London NATO conference amid revelations of the prince’s history with child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Trump claimed he didn’t know the prince, but that it was “a very tough story.” However, there are various photos of them together and speaking, with the oldest dating to 2000. They were also photographed together 6 months prior at multiple events during another of Trump’s visits to London. Trump had also previously described Prince Andrew as “a lot of fun to be with.”

Trump has also distanced himself from Epstein in the past, despite his having gone to various Epstein-hosted events in the past, and saying of in a 2002 interview that Epstein is “terrific” and “likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

Reuters – Trump on Britain’s Prince Andrew: a very tough story
Business Insider – Trump claimed he doesn’t know Prince Andrew. These photos say otherwise.
NBC News – Trump claims he doesn’t know Prince Andrew, but once called him ‘a lot of fun’
New York Magazine – Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery

claimed that he is “in a struggle for the survival of democracy in America” at a rally in which he attacked various political enemies?

Trump spent some 40 minutes attacking his various enemies at a Minneapolis rally. He accused the Washington establishment of pillaging America, despite being in power for three years and himself constituting the establishment. He called Democrats “very sick,” and said Nancy Pelosi is “either really stupid or she’s really lost it.”

He again made claims about the Biden family, calling Hunter Biden a loser, and saying of his father Joe Biden, “He was only a good vice president because he understood how to kiss Barack Obama’s ass.” He denounced recent surveys and news reports about the White House as “crooked” and bad for America.

Trump targeted the Mueller investigation and FBI agents Lisa Page and Peter Strzok, mimicking them their amorous relationship: “‘Oh, I love you so much. I love you, Peter!’ ‘I love you too, Lisa! Lisa, I love you. Lisa, Lisa! Oh God, I love you, Lisa.’”

He also targeted the more recent inquiry into his withholding military aid from Ukraine in exchange for political favors, saying, “The do-nothing Democrat extremists have gone so far to the left that they believe it should not be a crime to cross our border illegally and that it should be a crime to have a totally appropriate, casual, beautiful, accurate phone call with a foreign leader.”

Finally, Trump targeted the mayor of the host city, as well as the state’s freshman US Representative Ilhan-Omar, who he called an “America-hating socialist.”

The New York Times – At Minneapolis Rally, an Angry Trump Reserves Sharpest Attack for Biden
Politico – ‘These people are sick’: Trump’s ire against Washington boils over
Newsweek – Nancy Pelosi is ‘either really stupid or she’s really lost it,’ says Trump in fiery Minneapolis political rally

wondered why a centennial anniversary wasn’t celebrated “a long time ago?”

The centennial in question was the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Coin Act. Trump remarked, “I’m curious why wasn’t it done a long time ago? And also, I guess the answer to that is because now I’m President, we get things done.” He appeared unaware of what a centennial is.

New York Magazine – Trump: Why Wasn’t 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Observed ‘Years Ago?’

said he didn’t care if sexual assault accusations about his SCOTUS pick were true?

Trump made the remark during a 60 Minutes interview after his SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed.

STAHL: Do you think you treated her with respect?

TRUMP: I think so, yeah, I did.

STAHL: But you seem to be saying that she lied.

TRUMP: I’m not going to get into it, because we won. It doesn’t matter. We won.

Trump was referencing the allegations that Dr. Christine Ford’s levied against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh. She said that a drunk Kavanaugh held her down on a bed grinding and groping her, pulled off her clothes, and covered her mouth when as she tried to scream. Ford, professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, also provided polygraph exam results regarding her allegations.

Trump had repeatedly dismissed Dr. Ford’s allegations.

The Wall Street Journal – Trump: Mockery of Christine Blasey Ford “Doesn’t Matter. We Won.” 
The Week – Trump says that if Christine Ford’s sexual assault allegations were ‘as bad as she says,’ she should have reported it immediately
Wikipedia – Christine Balsey Ford, Sexual assault allegation against Brett Kavanaugh

asked “a pretty Korean lady” intelligence analyst why she wasn’t part of North Korean negotiations?

The analyst was briefing Trump on Pakistan when he asked where her people were from and why she wasn’t involved with North Korea.

The remarks came a day after Trump made a reference to “shithole countries.”

Business Insider – Trump’s ‘pretty Korean lady’ comment draws swift backlash
The Guardian – Trump asked why ‘pretty Korean lady’ analyst wasn’t in North Korea negotiations

said that four Congresswomen should “go back” from where they came?

The four freshman Congresswomen, known as the Squad, include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), are all American citizens, and only one was born outside of the United States. Regardless, Trump said of their criticism that they should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.” He continued to attack them using prepared talking points, and demanded an apology from Ilhan-Omar after saying she was “incapable” of loving America.

Trump doubled down on his remarks, saying that the Congresswomen should “love it or leave it.” Some pundits pointed out that the phrase was a slogan employed by various xenophobic groups, including the KKK. Trump also failed to explain how the four Congresswomen’s criticisms on the state of America were insulting to the country, when his own campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” presupposes that America was no longer great.

The New York Times – Trump Tells Congresswomen to ‘Go Back’ to the Countries They Came From
The Boston Globe – A painful history of Trump’s ‘love it or leave it’ argument
SBS News – How Trump invoked KKK slogan ‘love it or leave it’ at North Carolina rally

demanded an apology from a Congresswoman he said was “incapable of loving America”?

Trump had tweeted, “I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country,” saying that they should go back to their own countries. All four were US citizens, with three having been born in the US. After lying about having prepared talking points to attack the Congresswomen, he then demanded an apology from Ilhan-Omar of Minnesota. She had remarked about Republican Congressmen only supporting Israel because they were paid to do so from Israeli lobby groups. When she walked back the remark, Trump called her apology “lame.”

The New York Times – Trump Tells Congresswomen to ‘Go Back’ to the Countries They Came From
Associated Press – Trump calls Rep. Omar apology about Israel remark ‘lame’
Independent – Trump demands congresswomen he subjected to racist tweets apologise to US and Israel

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