“The Day by day Present” as soon as once more put President Donald Trump on blast — this time for his determination to call drop Sean “Diddy” Combs as a solution to keep away from answering a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon query.
Host Josh Johnson broke down the awkward Oval Workplace remark throughout Tuesday’s episode, the place he known as out Trump for taking part in dumb over Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime affiliate and convicted co-conspirator.
“‘I haven’t heard the identify in so lengthy?’” Johnson repeated in disbelief. “She’s not asking you in regards to the Baha Males. You’re over right here being like, ‘Who? Who? Who? Who?’”
As he went on, Johnson highlighted the quite a few occasions Trump has been requested about Maxwell and her hope for a presidential pardon this summer time.
He added, “That was all summer time lengthy. Individuals say 2025 didn’t have a summer time tune of the 12 months. However no, the tune of the summer time was the reporters asking Donald Trump about Ghislaine Maxwell. If it was eligible, it will’ve been primary on Billboard.”
Johnson then ripped into Trump for making an attempt to save lots of face by saying he’d should “have a look” on the case. “The one solution to phrase that worse is, ‘now I gotta see this,’” he quipped. “None of that went effectively. None of that was best.”
But, as Johnson identified, issues took a good worse flip when Trump selected to carry up Diddy (or, because the president known as him, Puff Daddy)’s want for a pardon.
“So, wait, you don’t keep in mind Ghislaine, however you do not forget that we used to name Diddy ‘Puff Daddy?’ That was 9 names in the past,” Johnson stated. “All you needed to do is point out another person who was not convicted of intercourse crimes, which is most individuals. And also you selected Diddy.”
Trump has actively tried to distance himself from the Epstein case, particularly after claiming the information have been pretend and a “hoax” created by Democrats earlier this 12 months.
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