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Newsom uses Epstein photos to troll Trump and Melania

Furious Trump threatens to take away ABC's license over Epstein question
  • California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office mocked a White House social media post that described Donald Trump and Melania Trump as “America's power couple.”
  • Newsom's team responded by sharing a 1992 image of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein, which garnered significantly more engagement than the original White House post.
  • They further trolled the “Trump War Room” account’s photos of Trump speaking at a podium and working at a McDonald’s by juxtaposing an unflattering photo of Trump at McDonald's with an image of him and first lady alongside Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
  • Trump has consistently denied any involvement or wrongdoing concerning Jeffrey Epstein.
  • The first lady’s legal team has aggressively pursued legal action against journalists, including Michael Wolff, and a Democratic strategist, for alleging connections between her and Epstein.
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