Trump hangs up on CNN when confronted with new Epstein photos: “You’ve got to be kidding me”

Former President Donald Trump hung up on CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski when solicited about newly rediscovered photos showing Jeffrey Epstein in attendance at Trump s wedding to his second wife Marla Maples The photos published by CNN s KFile show Epstein entering the reception area at Trump s wedding and then again in the background of a photo featuring radio host Howard Stern and television personality Robin Leach A second newly resurfaced photo shows a grinning Trump and his children alongside Epstein earlier the same year at the opening of the Harley-Davidson Cafe in New York City I had brief phone call with President Trump this morning When sought about the wedding photos showing Epstein attended he responded You ve got to be kidding me before repeatedly calling CNN fake news and hanging up https t co EAFTsQR w Andrew Kaczynski KFILE July Related Video from shows Trump at teen modeling competition When requested about the photos by Kaczynski Trump revealed You ve got to be kidding me before repeatedly calling CNN fake news and hanging up the phone just thirty seconds into the conversation We were not on the phone very long I think our call was about seconds or so Kaczynski reported CNN anchor Erin Burnett But when I urged him about the wedding photo he sort of paused for a second and then stated you ve got to be kidding me before calling CNN fake news and then hanging up on me Kaczynski reported that the importance of the photos comes from the fact that they have not been widely released and pre-date any of Epstein s known legal issues White House communications director Steven Cheung described the photos as nothing more than out-of-context frame grabs of innocuous videos and pictures and called the continued coverage of Epstein fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media Cheung also reported that Trump removed Epstein from a club of his for being a creep The photos come at a time of intensifying scrutiny and political infighting around the Trump administration s handling of the Epstein controversy Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called it horses t while Trump has referred to his supporters who follow the development as weaklings Read more about Trump and Epstein Trump GOP deflect on Epstein debate Green warns Trump there s no going back on Epstein files promises Epstein accuser inquired bureaucrats to look into Trump twice The post Trump hangs up on CNN when confronted with new Epstein photos You ve got to be kidding me appeared first on Salon com