{"id":221299,"date":"2026-04-21T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=221299"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:48:00","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-melania-trumps-weird-disavowal-of-epstein-is-getting-weirder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=221299","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Melania Trump\u2019s weird disavowal of Epstein is getting weirder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was unclear which specific accusations spurred the first lady to respond publicly  \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday 9 April at a glanceMelania Trump stood at a podium in the same room Donald Trump used to address the nation on the war in Iran last week to make an announcement: she \u201cnever had a relationship\u201d with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.It was unclear which specific accusations spurred Trump to respond 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