VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2025-07-27
“You’ve got to be kidding me. No. It had nothing to do with it.”
Donald Trump · said 2025-07-27 · reported 2025-07-27
President Donald Trump rejected the suggestion that a trade framework announcement was intended to divert attention from Epstein-related controversies.
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